CITIZENSHIP

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Polite Language: Euphemism
Polite Language: Debate

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Outline words and phrases used to express euphemism.
- Use euphemism to show politeness in communication.
- Acknowledge the importance of euphemism in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Search the internet or dictionary for the meaning of euphemism.
- Identify examples of polite words and expressions used in a communication.
- Listen to an audio interview or simulate an interview from a text and identify euphemism.
- Use euphemism in a conversation and record using digital devices.
- Create posters with euphemistic words and phrases and share them.

Why is it embarrassing to say some words in public? Why should we use polite language?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 1
Dictionary
Digital devices
Posters
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
KLB Top Scholar pg. 3
Class rules
Digital devices

Observation Oral questions Written questions Oral presentation Checklists

Reading I
Grammar in Use

Independent Reading: Grade Appropriate Text
Gender Neutral Language

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Select reading materials from digital or non-digital sources.
- Read grade appropriate materials for lifelong learning.
- Recommend to peers suitable fiction and non-fiction materials to read.

- State the meaning of gender biased words and phrases.
- Identify the gender biased words and phrases in oral and written texts.
- Acknowledge the importance of gender neutral words and phrases in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify reading materials in a variety of subjects.
- Search for online fiction and non-fiction texts.
- Skim through the text to obtain the main idea.
- Scan the text to obtain specific details and note down.
- Read the selected text.
- Prepare and maintain a reading log showing the reading activities and thoughts about what they have read.
The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm and present the meaning of gender biased words and phrases.
- Listen to common English songs and pick out gender biased words and phrases.
- Read sections of a poem or story and pick out words with gender bias.
- Watch videos and identify gender biased and gender neutral terms used by speakers.
- Collaborate in preparing charts or posters showing the gender neutral words and phrases and share them through social media or school notice board.

Why is it important to read different types of materials?
How can one avoid gender bias in communication? Which words demonstrate gender sensitivity in communication?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 4
Library
Digital devices
Online fiction and non-fiction texts
KLB Top Scholar pg. 9
Charts
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Digital devices
Video clips
English songs
KLB Top Scholar pg. 10
Crossword puzzles
Teacher's Guide

Observation Oral questions Reading logs Assessment rubric Checklists
Written questions Assessment rubrics Checklists Peer Assessment Oral questions

Reading II

Play: Structure and Setting of Class Reader

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the structure and setting of a play.
- Describe the structure and setting of a Play.
- Acknowledge the importance of structure and setting of a Play.

The learner is guided to:
- Explain the meaning of a Play and its features.
- Study a play and identify its structure and setting.
- Discuss the structure and setting of a given play.
- Outline the order of events in a Play.
- Describe the time the actions in a Play occur.
- Discuss where the events in a play take place.
- Share their findings with peers for assessment.

What are the features of a Play?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 12
Class Readers - Play
Digital devices
Lesson notes

Observations Peer Assessment Oral discussion Oral questions and presentations Checklists

Reading II
Writing

Play: Structure and Setting of Class Reader
Legibility and Neatness

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Analyze the acts and scenes of a Play for literary appreciation.
- Recognize the role of literary appreciation in critical thinking.
- Appreciate the role of literary appreciation in critical thinking.

The learner is guided to:
- Study a given play and then analyze the acts and scenes in the Play.
- Discuss the actions in the Play.
- Collaborate with peers to role play some of the actions and characters in a Play.
- Write a summary of a scene in a play and share with peers for assessment.

Why is it necessary to know when and where the actions in a Play took place?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 16
Class readers - Play
Digital devices
KLB Top Scholar pg. 19
Digital devices
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide

Checklists Oral questions Oral presentation Role play Written questions

Writing
Listening and Speaking
SCIENCE FICTION

Listening and Speaking

Legibility and Neatness
Oral Literature: Short Forms

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the techniques of improving legibility in writing.
- Create a neat and legible text on the importance of reporting risky behavior by road users.
- Acknowledge the techniques of improving legibility in writing.

- Collect riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters from books, internet and the community.
- Perform riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters.
- Enjoy performing the different riddles, tongue twisters and proverbs.

The learner is guided to:
- Write a neat and legible paragraph on the importance of reporting risky behavior by road users and indent and break sections of the paragraph.
- In pairs or groups learners to review each other's written paragraph.
- Peers to give feedback on their fellow peers writing.
- In groups, learners to identify and discuss the techniques of improving legibility in writing.
The learner is guided to:
- Collect riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters from books, internet and resource person.
- Play riddling games in small groups.
- Discuss ways of performing riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters.
- Present and perform riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters.
- Create a collection of riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters and display them on charts or school notice board.

How can one improve his or her legibility in writing?
How do we perform riddles, proverbs and tongue twisters?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 21
Digital texts
Lesson notes
KLB Top Scholar pg. 23
Lesson notes
Digital devices
Resource person
KLB Top Scholar pg. 26
Resource person
Digital devices
Resource books
Lesson notes

Written exercise Peer and Self Assessment Checklists Assessment rubrics
Checklists Assessment rubrics Oral presentations Oral questions Peer Assessment

Reading I
Grammar in Use

Intensive Reading: Simple Poems
Nouns and Quantifiers

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the basic aspects of style such as repetition and rhyme in a poem.
- Describe the functions of rhyme and repetition in a poem.
- Appreciate the role of repetition and rhyme in a poem.

The learner is guided to:
- Recite and read provided simple poems.
- Identify the parts of a poem in which repetition and rhyme are used.
- Respond to questions based on a poem.
- Discuss the functions of rhyme and repetition in poems.
- Relate the ideas in a poem to real life.

Why do we repeat some sounds, words and lines in a poem?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 33
Poems
Digital devices
Daughter of Nature
KLB Top Scholar pg. 37
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Charts

Oral questions Checklists Written questions Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use

Nouns and Quantifiers

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify and categorize count and non-count nouns in oral and written texts.
- Construct sentences using count and non-count nouns.
- Acknowledge count and non-count nouns in texts.

The learner is guided to:
- Differentiate between count and non-count nouns and give relevant examples.
- Read a short passage and identify count and non-count nouns.
- Match the count and non-count nouns with the correct quantifiers.
- Form sentences using different quantifiers with count and non-count nouns.
- Fill in gaps with the correct quantifiers based on count and non-count nouns.

How do count nouns differ from non-count nouns?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 39
Teacher's Guide
Charts
Digital devices

Fill in gaps Written questions Sentence construction Checklists Assessment rubrics Oral questions

Grammar in Use
Reading II

Nouns and Quantifiers
Intensive Reading: Plot (Class Reader)
Intensive Reading: Plot Development

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Analyze the use of count and non-count nouns in communication.
- Apply correct quantifiers in written and oral communication.
- Value the importance of correct usage of quantifiers.

- Identify the stages of plot development.
- Analyze the stages of plot development in a play.
- Appreciate how plot development creates tension and interest.

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss in groups appropriate use of quantifiers with count and non-count nouns.
- Create sentences using different combinations of quantifiers and nouns.
- Edit short passages with incorrect quantifier usage.
- Present their corrected passages to the class.
The learner is guided to:
- Study the stages of plot development: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
- Identify these stages in the class reader.
- Discuss in groups how each stage contributes to the overall development of the story.
- Create a plot diagram illustrating the key events at each stage.

How can we improve our use of quantifiers in daily communication?
How does a writer create and maintain interest through plot development?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 40
Teacher's Guide
Digital devices
Charts
KLB Top Scholar pg. 41
Class Readers - Play
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide
KLB Top Scholar pg. 43
Class Readers - Play
Digital devices
Plot diagrams

Written assignments Oral presentations Peer assessment Group work evaluation Observation
Group presentations Written analysis Plot diagram evaluation Oral questions Observation

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation
Mechanics of Writing: Brackets

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify various punctuation marks and their functions.
- Use punctuation marks correctly in writing.
- Appreciate the importance of proper punctuation in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- List different punctuation marks they know.
- Discuss the functions of each punctuation mark.
- Study examples of correctly punctuated texts.
- Identify punctuation errors in given texts and correct them.
- Practice using various punctuation marks in their own writing.

Why is proper punctuation important in writing?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 43
Digital devices
Reference materials
Sample texts
KLB Top Scholar pg. 44

Written exercises Editing activities Peer assessment Punctuation quizzes Observation

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Quotation Marks

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Explain the uses of double quotation marks.
- Use double quotation marks correctly in writing.
- Apply quotation marks correctly in dialogue.

The learner is guided to:
- Study the use of double quotation marks in dialogue.
- Identify quotation marks in sample texts and explain their purpose.
- Punctuate dialogue correctly using quotation marks.
- Construct sentences with dialogue using quotation marks.
- Edit texts by adding quotation marks where necessary.

How do quotation marks help readers understand dialogue in a text?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 45
Digital devices
Reference materials
Sample dialogues

Written exercises Dialogue punctuation Editing tasks Peer assessment Observation

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Reading I

Listening Comprehension (Grade Appropriate Texts)
Our Earth
Reading for Information and Meaning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify main ideas and specific details from a listening text.
- Relate ideas heard to personal experiences.
- Value the importance of active listening in communication.

- Use pre-reading strategies to predict content of a text.
- Identify key information in a text.
- Appreciate the importance of pre-reading strategies in comprehension.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to texts on environmental conservation.
- Identify main ideas and specific details from the texts.
- Relate ideas in the text to personal experiences.
- Discuss different aspects of effective listening.
- Pick out important details from a talk on environmental conservation.
The learner is guided to:
- Use titles, illustrations and other clues to predict the content of a text.
- Read the text and identify key information.
- Compare predictions with the actual content of the text.
- Discuss how pre-reading strategies enhance comprehension.
- Make notes from the text.

How can we become better listeners?
How can pre-reading strategies enhance our understanding of a text?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 47
Digital devices
Audio texts
Resource person
Video clips
KLB Top Scholar pg. 49
Video clips
Audio recordings
Environmental poems
KLB Top Scholar pg. 50
Reference books
Digital devices
Environmental texts
Charts

Observation Oral questions Listening comprehension exercises Note-taking Peer assessment
Written exercises Oral questions Note-making activities Group discussions Peer assessment

Reading I
Grammar in Use

Making Notes
Modal Auxiliaries

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Make notes from a text on environmental conservation.
- Organize information from a text logically.
- Value the importance of note-making in information retention.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a text on environmental conservation.
- Identify key points in the text.
- Make notes from the text using appropriate formats.
- Use the notes to write summaries.
- Share and review notes with peers.

Why is note-making an important skill in reading?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 52
Reference books
Environmental texts
Digital devices
Note-making templates
KLB Top Scholar pg. 53
Grammar charts
Sample texts

Note-making exercises Summarizing activities Peer review Written exercises Observation

Grammar in Use

Modal Auxiliaries: Meanings

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use modal auxiliaries to express ability, possibility, permission and obligation.
- Construct sentences using modal auxiliaries.
- Value the importance of modal auxiliaries in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify modal auxiliaries in dialogues and other texts.
- Construct sentences using modal auxiliaries to express different meanings.
- Create dialogues using modal auxiliaries.
- Group sentences according to the meaning expressed by the modal auxiliary.
- Collaborate in creating environmental awareness campaigns using modal auxiliaries.

How do we use modal auxiliaries to express different meanings?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 55
Grammar charts
Digital devices
Sample texts
Reference books

Sentence construction Written exercises Group work Dialogue creation Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Reading II
Reading II
Writing

Modal Auxiliaries: Usage
Poems: Structure
Poems: Figurative Language
Structure of a Paragraph

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use modal auxiliaries to express various functions in communication.
- Apply modal auxiliaries in songs and poems.
- Show appreciation for the various functions of modal auxiliaries.

- Identify figurative language in poems.
- Explain the effect of figurative language in poems.
- Appreciate the role of figurative language in poetry.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify modal auxiliaries in poems, songs and diagrams.
- Construct sentences using modal auxiliaries to express obligation, ability, permission and possibility.
- Create environmental campaigns using modal auxiliaries.
- Present their campaigns to the class.
- Give each other feedback.
The learner is guided to:
- Read poems aloud.
- Identify figurative language in poems including personification, similes, and metaphors.
- Discuss the effect of figurative language in poems.
- Compare the use of figurative language in different poems.
- Create their own examples of figurative language.

How can we use modal auxiliaries effectively in environmental campaigns?
How does figurative language enhance the meaning and effect of a poem?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 56
Grammar charts
Environmental poems
Digital devices
Sample texts
KLB Top Scholar pg. 58
Poetry collections
Reference books
KLB Top Scholar pg. 60
Environmental poems
Digital devices
Poetry collections
Reference books
KLB Top Scholar pg. 62
Sample paragraphs
Reference books
Writing guides

Campaign creation Presentations Written exercises Peer feedback Observation
Identification activities Written analysis Creative writing Oral discussions Peer assessment

CONSUMER PROTECTION: CONSUMER LAWS AND POLICIES

Listening and Speaking

Selective Listening

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Apply selective listening skills to identify key information.
- Differentiate between important and less important details in a listening text.
- Appreciate the importance of selective listening in daily communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss the most interesting news items they have listened to recently.
- Listen to a news bulletin and pick out the most important details.
- Make a list of events in a news bulletin in the order in which they occur.
- Discuss what makes news items interesting.
- Practice selective listening by identifying key details in various listening texts.

Why is selective listening important?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 66
Audio recordings
Video clips
Digital devices
Sample news bulletins

Listening exercises Oral questions Note-taking Group discussions Observation

Listening and Speaking
Reading I

News Bulletin
Intensive Reading

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the main ideas and supporting details in a news bulletin.
- Sequence events in a news bulletin.
- Show appreciation for the role of selective listening in understanding news bulletins.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to news bulletins on consumer protection.
- Identify main ideas and supporting details.
- Sequence events in the news bulletins.
- Discuss why some details are more important than others.
- Create and present their own news bulletins on consumer protection.

How are news bulletins structured to highlight important information?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 67
Audio recordings
Video clips
Digital devices
Sample news bulletins
KLB Top Scholar pg. 68
Texts on consumer protection
Reference books
Dictionary

Presentations Oral questions Group discussions Sequencing activities Peer assessment

Reading I
Grammar in Use

Intensive Reading: Vocabulary Development
Present Perfect Aspect and Past Perfect Aspect
Present Perfect Aspect

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Infer the meaning of words from context.
- Use new vocabulary related to consumer protection in sentences.
- Show interest in expanding vocabulary through reading.

- Identify the present perfect and past perfect aspects in sentences.
- Explain the functions of present perfect and past perfect aspects.
- Appreciate the role of perfect aspects in expressing time relationships.

The learner is guided to:
- Read a text on consumer protection.
- Identify new words and expressions.
- Work out the meaning of new words from context.
- Use dictionaries to confirm meanings.
- Use new vocabulary in sentences.
- Complete a crossword puzzle using new vocabulary.
The learner is guided to:
- Use the verbs 'has', 'have' and 'had' in sentences.
- Identify verbs that express the perfect aspect in sentences.
- Differentiate between present perfect and past perfect aspects.
- Categorize sentences according to the perfect aspect used.
- Discuss the features of perfect aspects.

How can we expand our vocabulary through reading?
How do we express actions that are completed at different times?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 70
Texts on consumer protection
Dictionary
Digital devices
Crossword puzzles
KLB Top Scholar pg. 71
Grammar charts
Digital devices
Sample texts
Reference books
KLB Top Scholar pg. 72

Vocabulary exercises Sentence construction Crossword puzzles Written tests Peer assessment
Written exercises Identification activities Categorization tasks Group discussions Oral questions

Grammar in Use

Past Perfect Aspect

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use the past perfect aspect appropriately in sentences.
- Explain the functions of the past perfect aspect.
- Appreciate the role of the past perfect aspect in expressing sequence of past events.

The learner is guided to:
- Identify the past perfect aspect in texts.
- Discuss the uses of the past perfect aspect.
- Construct sentences using the past perfect aspect.
- Complete sentences using appropriate forms of the past perfect aspect.
- Create stories using the past perfect aspect.

Why do we need the past perfect aspect when talking about past events?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 73
Grammar charts
Digital devices
Sample texts
Reference books

Sentence construction Written exercises Story creation Gap-filling activities Group discussions

Reading II

Intensive Reading: Play Identification of Characters
Character Traits

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify characters in a play and their relationships.
- Read with appropriate speed, volume, and intonation.
- Appreciate the importance of proper reading techniques in understanding a play.

The learner is guided to:
- Read parts of a play aloud in groups.
- Practice reading with appropriate speed, volume, intonation, and pronunciation.
- Make a list of characters and their relationships.
- Describe character traits using appropriate adverbs and adjectives.
- Role-play characters from the play.

How does understanding characters enhance our appreciation of a play?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 74
Class reader - Play
Digital devices
Character analysis charts
Reference books
KLB Top Scholar pg. 75

Oral reading Character analysis Role play Written exercises Group discussions

Writing
RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNITY

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs
Pronunciation
Pronunciation: Vowel Sounds

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Differentiate between narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
- Write effective narrative and descriptive paragraphs.
- Appreciate the importance of different paragraph types in writing.

- Identify and pronounce the sounds represented by 'y' and 'w' correctly.
- Demonstrate proper articulation of the sounds in words and sentences.
- Appreciate the importance of correct pronunciation in effective communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss pictures in detail.
- Differentiate between narrative and descriptive writing.
- Write descriptive paragraphs about places, people, or things.
- Write narrative paragraphs about events.
- Evaluate their own and peers' paragraphs.
The learner is guided to:
- Listen to the teacher pronounce words with 'y' and 'w' sounds.
- Identify words with 'y' and 'w' sounds.
- Practice pronouncing words with these sounds.
- Look for videos that help in practicing the pronunciation of these sounds.
- Pair up words that sound similar except for the first sound.

How do narrative and descriptive paragraphs differ in purpose and structure?
How does correct pronunciation enhance communication?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 75
Sample paragraphs
Digital devices
Pictures
Writing guides
KLB Top Scholar pg. 80
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Pronunciation charts
Word lists
KLB Top Scholar pg. 81

Paragraph writing Peer assessment Self-assessment Written exercises Group discussions
Oral exercises Listening exercises Pronunciation drills Peer assessment Observation

Listening and Speaking

Sentence Stress

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify words that carry main meaning in sentences.
- Apply appropriate stress on main words and minor words in sentences.
- Appreciate the importance of sentence stress in effective communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Study example sentences and identify words that carry main meaning.
- Say sentences stressing the main words.
- Say sentences stressing different words to change the meaning or emphasis.
- Create and say tongue twisters with appropriate stress.
- Practice stressing minor words to change sentence meaning.

How does sentence stress affect the meaning of a sentence?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 82
Digital devices
Audio recordings
Sample sentences
Stress pattern charts

Oral exercises Stress pattern identification Sentence reading Dialogue creation Observation

Reading I

Reference Materials: Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopaedia
Using Reference Materials

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify different types of reference materials.
- Explain the uses of dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopaedias.
- Appreciate the importance of reference materials in information acquisition.

The learner is guided to:
- Name different types of books found in a library.
- Match reference books with their descriptions.
- Read poems about dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopaedias.
- Discuss the uses of different reference materials.
- Compare print and online reference materials.

Why do we need different types of reference materials?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 84
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopaedia
Digital devices
Library resources
KLB Top Scholar pg. 86

Oral discussions Written exercises Matching activities Group work Observation

Grammar in Use

Order of Adjectives
Types of Adjectives
Using Adjectives in Communication

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify different types of adjectives.
- Arrange adjectives in the correct order before nouns.
- Appreciate the importance of correct adjective order in communication.

- Apply the correct order of adjectives in descriptions.
- Construct sentences using multiple adjectives correctly.
- Show interest in using varied adjectives to enhance descriptions.

The learner is guided to:
- Look at pictures and describe various aspects.
- Study notes on different types of adjectives.
- Identify and categorize adjectives in a passage.
- Compare their categorizations with other groups.
- Correct the order of adjectives in sentences.
The learner is guided to:
- Describe objects using multiple adjectives in the correct order.
- Correct the order of adjectives in given sentences.
- Work in groups of eight to demonstrate the correct order of adjectives.
- Tell stories using different types of adjectives.
- Create descriptions using multiple adjectives.

Why is the order of adjectives important in English?
How can we use adjectives effectively to create vivid descriptions?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 88
Grammar charts
Pictures
Digital devices
Sample texts
KLB Top Scholar pg. 90
Sample texts
Crossword puzzles
KLB Top Scholar pg. 91
Pictures
Objects
Digital devices
Sample texts
Grammar charts

Identification activities Categorization tasks Written exercises Correction activities Group discussions
Story creation Description exercises Group activities Oral presentations Peer assessment

Reading II

Play: Style
Figurative Language in Plays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify features of style in a play.
- Explain how oral literature elements enhance a play's message.
- Appreciate the use of stylistic features in plays.

The learner is guided to:
- Read an excerpt from a play closely.
- Identify oral narrative, songs, proverbs, riddles, tongue twisters, and local words in the play.
- Discuss the message in the excerpt.
- Explain how the identified features enhance the message.
- Make notes on the characteristics of plays.

How do stylistic features enhance the meaning and appeal of a play?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 92
Class reader - Play
Digital devices
Sample plays
Reference books
KLB Top Scholar pg. 94

Feature identification Written analysis Group discussions Oral presentations Observation

Writing

Letter of Application

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the parts of a letter of application.
- Explain the purpose of a letter of application.
- Appreciate the importance of proper letter format in formal communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss letters of application they have written before.
- Describe the various parts of application letters.
- Discuss why people write letters of application.
- Study the three formats of application letters.
- Match outlines with formats of application letters.

Why is proper formatting important in a letter of application?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 98
Sample letters
Digital devices
Writing guides
Reference books

Group discussions Matching activities Format identification Oral presentations Observation

Writing
LEISURE TIME

Listening and Speaking

Components of a Letter of Application
Writing a Letter of Application
Conversational Skills: Negotiation Skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Analyze the components of a letter of application.
- Explain the purpose of each component.
- Value the importance of each component in a letter of application.

- Identify words or expressions used in negotiations.
- Use appropriate verbal cues during negotiations.
- Value the importance of negotiation skills in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Study sample letters of application.
- Identify the different parts of the letters.
- Discuss the purpose of each part.
- Search for more samples of letters of application.
- Compare different letters of application.
The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups and tell one another about situations in which they have negotiated with a parent, guardian, sibling, or teacher.
- Talk about words or expressions that can be used to get the best outcome in negotiations.
- Read notes on negotiation skills.
- Watch a video recording of a conversation between a mother and son demonstrating negotiation skills.

What makes a letter of application effective?
How can we use language to negotiate effectively?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 99
Sample letters
Digital devices
Writing guides
Reference books
KLB Top Scholar pg. 100
KLB Top Scholar pg. 104
Digital devices
Video recording

Component identification Analysis activities Group discussions Written exercises Peer assessment
Observation Group discussions Role play

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills: Negotiation Skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify expressions that show good negotiation skills.
- Use non-verbal cues during negotiations.
- Appreciate the role of effective negotiation in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Watch a video again and identify expressions that show the mother and son are good negotiators.
- Act out the conversation between the mother and son using appropriate non-verbal cues such as facial expressions and gestures.
- Search online and in various print materials for other expressions used in negotiations.

What non-verbal cues can enhance negotiations?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 105
Digital devices
Books and magazines
KLB Top Scholar pg. 106
Props for dramatization

Role play Peer assessment Observation

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills: Negotiation Skills

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Dramatize a poem related to negotiations.
- Engage in business negotiations.
- Demonstrate respect and consideration in negotiations.

The learner is guided to:
- Dramatize the poem 'Betrothed' by Obyero Odhiambo working in two teams.
- Engage in negotiations as a seller and buyer of rabbits, pigeons, or chickens using appropriate non-verbal cues.

How can negotiation skills be applied in business settings?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 106
Digital devices
Poem 'Betrothed'

Dramatization Role play Peer assessment

Reading I

Reading Fluency

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Explain what reading fluency is.
- Read a text at an appropriate pace.
- Appreciate the importance of reading fluency in communication.

- Apply skimming technique to identify the main idea in a text.
- Identify specific information in a text through scanning.
- Value the importance of different reading techniques.

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups to read a passage and note the number of words each person reads in one minute and time taken to read the entire passage.
- Note who pronounced words most clearly and accurately.
- Note who was able to bring out punctuation marks accurately.
- Note who was able to bring out the fun in the passage.
The learner is guided to:
- Work in pairs to skim through a passage and tell each other what it is about.
- Look for specific phrases and words in the passage.
- Read through the passage silently, ignoring unfamiliar words.

Why is reading fluency important?
How do skimming and scanning help us become better readers?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 107
Passage for reading
Stopwatch
KLB Top Scholar pg. 108
Flash cards
KLB Top Scholar pg. 109
Reading passage "Free but not Idle"

Observation Oral reading assessment Peer assessment
Written questions Observation Oral questions

Reading I
Grammar in Use

Reading Fluency
Comparison of Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Read a text with appropriate pace, accuracy, and expression.
- Apply techniques to improve reading fluency.
- Appreciate the importance of reading fluency in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups to take turns repeatedly reading aloud the passage from the previous lesson.
- Record the time taken to read the passage.
- Check if each person reads clearly with expression and pronounces words correctly.
- Suggest to one another how to improve reading fluency.

How can repeated reading improve fluency?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 110
Reading passage
Stopwatch
KLB Top Scholar pg. 111
Charts
Audio recording

Observation Reading fluency assessment Peer feedback

Grammar in Use

Comparison of Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adverbs.
- Use adverbs correctly in different degrees of comparison.
- Appreciate the importance of correct adverb usage.

The learner is guided to:
- Read notes on comparison of adverbs.
- Read a passage and identify all the adverbs, grouping them according to positive, comparative, and superlative degrees.
- Fill in blanks in sentences with the correct form of adverbs.

Why is it important to use the correct form of adverbs in sentences?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 112
Handouts with exercises

Written exercises Gap filling exercises Group work

Grammar in Use
Reading II

Comparison of Adverbs
Intensive Reading: Play

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify errors in the use of comparative and superlative adverbs.
- Correct sentences with errors in adverb usage.
- Value accuracy in the use of adverbs.

- Explain what a theme is.
- Identify themes in plays.
- Appreciate the importance of themes in literary works.

The learner is guided to:
- Group adverbs in a table according to their positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
- Work in groups to correct mistakes in sentences with incorrect forms of adverbs.
The learner is guided to:
- Talk about plays they have read and what they are about.
- Read notes on themes in plays.
- Read an excerpt from "Aminata" by Francis Imbuga.

How can we avoid common errors when using comparative and superlative adverbs?
What are themes in literary works and why are they important?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 113
Exercise sheets
KLB Top Scholar pg. 114
Digital recording devices
Sample dialogue
KLB Top Scholar pg. 115
"Aminata" by Francis Imbuga
KLB Top Scholar pg. 116

Error correction exercises Peer assessment Group discussions
Group discussions Oral questions Written responses

Reading II

Intensive Reading: Play

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Compare and contrast characters in a play.
- Deduce themes from character analysis.
- Appreciate how characterization contributes to theme development.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the excerpt again.
- Identify the differences between Ababio and Aminata.
- Answer questions about whether Aminata should inherit her father's land.
- Discuss the message the playwright wishes to communicate about inheritance.

How do characters in a play help develop themes?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 117
"Aminata" by Francis Imbuga

Group discussions Character comparison charts Written responses

Reading II

Intensive Reading: Play

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Role play characters in an excerpt from a play.
- Discuss characters' thoughts and actions.
- Value the importance of understanding characters' motivations.

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups taking turns to imagine they are Aminata or Ababio.
- Ask questions about the characters' thoughts and actions.
- Choose the most dramatic scene and act it out.
- Record the dramatization and share the clips online.

How does dramatizing help us understand characters and themes better?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 118
Digital recording devices
Props for dramatization
KLB Top Scholar pg. 119
Excerpt from "The Burdens"

Role play Hot seating Video recording assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify homophones in English.
- Explain the meanings of different homophones.
- Value accuracy in spelling for effective communication.

- Identify more homophones in English.
- Use homophones correctly in sentences.
- Value the importance of context in determining word meaning.

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups taking turns to say pairs of homophones.
- Tell one another what each homophone means.
- Read notes on homophones.
The learner is guided to:
- Search in books and magazines for examples of homophones and write them down.
- Compare their list with someone else's.
- Practice spelling homophones with one person saying a word and another spelling the homophones and using each in a sentence.

Why is correct spelling of homophones important in communication?
How can we differentiate between homophones in writing?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 120
Dictionary
Charts with homophones
KLB Top Scholar pg. 121
Books and magazines
Dictionary
Crossword puzzles
List of commonly misspelled words

Oral questions Spelling tests Homophone identification
Spelling exercises Sentence construction Peer assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Spelling

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use homophones correctly in sentences.
- Participate in spelling contests.
- Value accuracy in spelling.

The learner is guided to:
- Use each word in pairs of homophones in sentences.
- Participate in a spelling contest in groups.
- Fill in blanks in sentences with the correct form of words from choices given in brackets.

How can we improve our spelling skills?

KLB Top Scholar pg. 123
List of homophones
Exercise sheets

Spelling contest Gap filling exercises Sentence construction