TOURISM: INTERNATIONAL

Listening and Speaking

Oral Poetry - Performance Techniques

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Interpret oral poems on varied issues
- Perform an oral poem using performance techniques
- Acknowledge the role of oral poetry in preserving cultural heritage

The learner is guided to:
- Listen and respond to audio recordings of oral poetry
- Retell a poem using own words
- Use appropriate performance techniques to perform oral poems

- Why should you interpret an oral poem correctly? - How can you make the performance of an oral poem interesting?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 144
- Audio recordings
- Oral poems
- Digital devices
- Performance space
- Lesson notes

- Performance assessment - Oral interpretation - Peer evaluation - Self-assessment - Checklists

Listening and Speaking
Reading I
Reading I

Oral Poetry - Collaborative Performance
Reading for Interpretation - Point of View
Reading for Interpretation - Analyzing Point of View

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Relate ideas in an oral poem to real life
- Recite oral poems in groups
- Value the importance of teamwork in performance

The learner is guided to:
- Recite oral poems in groups
- Participate in a readers' theatre
- Compose oral poems jointly and share with the class

- How does group performance enhance understanding of poetry? - Why is oral poetry important in cultural preservation?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 146
- Oral poems
- Recording devices
- Performance space
- Chart paper
- Digital platforms
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 147
- Poetry anthologies
- Digital devices
- Internet access
- Sample poems
- Lesson notes
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 149
- Writing materials
- Audio recordings

- Group performance assessment - Composition evaluation - Peer assessment - Observation - Rubrics

Grammar in Use

Complex Prepositions - Recognition
Complex Prepositions - Application

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Recognize complex prepositions in texts
- Identify two-word and three-word prepositions
- Appreciate the role of prepositions in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read a passage and identify complex prepositions
- Listen to a text and note the complex prepositions used
- Jointly read and underline complex prepositions in various texts

- Which words let you know where someone is going? - How do you describe where something is located?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 150
- Text passages
- Audio recordings
- Chart paper
- Digital devices
- Lesson notes
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 152
- Sentence construction exercises
- Internet access
- Peer work samples

- Written identification - Oral questions - Text analysis - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading II
Writing

Poetry: Characters - Identifying the Persona
Poetry: Characters - Analysis and Performance
Assessing Writing - Understanding Quality

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify the persona and other participants in a poem
- Use appropriate adjectives to describe characters
- Appreciate the importance of characters in literary texts

The learner is guided to:
- Read a grade appropriate poem and identify the persona
- Use appropriate adjectives to describe behaviour of characters
- Illustrate character traits in varied poems

- How do we tell the behaviour of characters in a poem? - What are some words we use to describe character behaviour?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 153
- Poetry anthologies
- Adjective lists
- Digital devices
- Character trait charts
- Lesson notes
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 155
- Poems for analysis
- Recording devices
- Character trait tables
- Performance space
- Digital platforms
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 156
- Sample compositions
- Assessment checklists
- Coursebooks
- Chart paper

- Character identification - Adjective usage assessment - Oral discussions - Written analysis - Checklists

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Assessing Writing - Evaluating Compositions
Diphthongs and Sentence Stress - Pronunciation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Write a composition related to the theme
- Assess a composition against a predesigned criteria
- Value constructive criticism in improving writing

The learner is guided to:
- Write a composition related to international tourism
- Assess a peer's composition using the checklist
- Make corrections to the composition and display on noticeboard

- Why is peer assessment helpful in improving writing? - How can we provide constructive feedback?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 158
- Assessment checklists
- Composition paper
- Peer work samples
- Noticeboard
- Digital devices
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 163
- Flash cards
- Audio recordings
- Dictionaries
- Lesson notes

- Composition assessment - Peer evaluation - Self-assessment - Written corrections - Rubrics

HEROES AND HEROINES: WORLD

Listening and Speaking
Reading I
Reading I

Diphthongs and Sentence Stress - Applying Stress
Extensive Reading - Selecting Fiction Texts
Extensive Reading - Reading for Enjoyment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use emphatic stress in words to convey meanings
- Apply stress appropriately when reading
- Appreciate the role of stress in effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- Identify stressed and unstressed words in sentences
- Apply stress appropriately when reading a poem
- Recite a poem distinguishing stressed and unstressed words

- How does stress help us convey different meanings? - Why is sentence stress important in speech?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 165
- Poems
- Recording devices
- Digital platforms
- Stress pattern charts
- Audio files
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 166
- Library books
- Digital texts
- Video clips
- Selection criteria
- Internet access
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 168
- Fiction texts
- Note-taking materials
- Dictionaries
- Reading logs
- Lesson notes

- Recitation assessment - Stress application evaluation - Recording analysis - Peer assessment - Rubrics

Grammar in Use
Reading II

Conjunctions - Correlative Conjunctions
Conjunctions - Application
Play: Style - Identifying Features

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify correlative conjunctions in texts
- Distinguish between different types of correlative conjunctions
- Appreciate the use of correlative conjunctions in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Identify correlative conjunctions (either...or, neither...nor, both...and)
- Read passages featuring correlative conjunctions
- Search for sentences with correlative conjunctions from various sources

- How do we join sentences? - Why are correlative conjunctions used in pairs?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 169
- Text passages
- Chart paper
- Digital devices
- Internet access
- Lesson notes
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 171
- Sentence exercises
- Role play scripts
- Matching charts
- Peer work samples
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 172
- Class reader (Play)
- Style identification charts
- Teacher's Guide

- Written identification - Oral questions - Text analysis - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading II
Writing

Play: Style - Relating Style to Meaning
Narrative Compositions - Structure

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Relate features of style to the meaning of a play
- Dramatize instances featuring stylistic features
- Value the role of style in literary appreciation

The learner is guided to:
- Analyse features of style in relation to the meaning
- Role play events featuring flashback and personification
- Engage in hot seating activities mirroring events in the play

- How do stylistic features contribute to understanding the play? - Why is performance important in analyzing style?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 174
- Class reader (Play)
- Recording devices
- Props and costumes
- Performance space
- Digital platforms
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 175
- Sample compositions
- Textbooks
- Chart paper
- Brainstorming templates
- Lesson notes

- Analysis assessment - Role play evaluation - Hot seat assessment - Video recordings - Rubrics

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Narrative Compositions - Creating Stories
Impromptu Speeches - Preparation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use the elements of narrative composition in a story
- Plan and write a narrative composition
- Value the importance of background information in stories

The learner is guided to:
- Plan a narrative composition following the writing process
- Write a narrative composition and edit it
- Read peers' compositions, obtain feedback and make corrections

- How can we make our narratives interesting? - Why is the writing process important in composition?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 177
- Composition paper
- Peer assessment checklists
- Editing guides
- Gallery walk space
- Digital platforms
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 179
- Dictionaries
- Digital devices
- Audio recordings
- Lesson notes
- Teacher's Guide

- Composition assessment - Planning evaluation - Peer review - Self-assessment - Rubrics

SOCIAL AND MASS MEDIA

Listening and Speaking
Reading I
Reading I

Impromptu Speeches - Delivery Techniques
Note Making - SQ4R Reading Method
Note Making - Graphical Representation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Make an impromptu speech on a selected topic
- Apply delivery techniques such as voice projection and gestures
- Value effective communication in public speaking

The learner is guided to:
- Make an impromptu speech on a topic related to social and mass media
- Record speeches and discuss strengths and weaknesses
- Practice using natural gestures and maintaining eye contact

- What makes an impromptu speech effective? - How can body language enhance speech delivery?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 181
- Recording devices
- Digital platforms
- Speech topics list
- Feedback forms
- Performance space
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 182
- Argumentative passages
- SQ4R method charts
- Digital texts
- Note-taking templates
- Lesson notes
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 185
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Sample notes
- Peer assessment checklists
- Digital devices

- Speech delivery assessment - Recording evaluation - Peer feedback - Self-assessment - Rubrics

Grammar in Use
Reading II

Determiners: Numerals and Ordinals - Recognition
Determiners: Numerals and Ordinals - Usage
Play: Project - Elements of Performance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify numerals and ordinals used as determiners
- Distinguish between cardinal and ordinal numbers
- Acknowledge the need for well-formed sentences

The learner is guided to:
- Search for ordinals and numerals from digital or non-digital sources
- Recite poems with numerals and ordinals
- Read short passages and underline numerals and ordinals used as determiners

- How are quantities of nouns expressed? - Why is it important to quantify nouns? - What is the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 185
- Poems
- Text passages
- Number charts
- Digital devices
- Lesson notes
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 187
- Sentence construction exercises
- Fill-in worksheets
- School objects
- Chart paper
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 188
- Class reader (Play)
- Video clips
- Sample scripts
- Drama festival recordings

- Written identification - Oral recitation - Text analysis - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading II
Writing

Play: Project - Performance
Filling Forms: Application Forms - Understanding Forms

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify simple props and costumes that create mood
- Present dramatized parts of a play to an audience
- Value the effectiveness of performance in delivering the play's message

The learner is guided to:
- Select simple props and costumes for performance
- Write story charts and rehearse with props
- Dramatize simple scenes and record the performance

- How does an acted play differ from a written one? - What makes a performance successful? - Why is rehearsal important?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 190
- Class reader (Play)
- Props and costumes
- Recording devices
- Performance space
- Story charts
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 192
- Sample application forms
- Digital devices
- Internet access
- Form comparison charts
- Lesson notes

- Performance assessment - Video recording evaluation - Peer feedback - Self-assessment - Rubrics

Writing

Filling Forms: Application Forms - Practical Application

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Fill in bursary and scholarship application forms following conventions
- Provide accurate and sufficient information
- Appreciate the importance of accuracy in form filling

The learner is guided to:
- Fill in different forms requiring data on various issues
- Share filled forms for peer observation and feedback
- Discuss the importance of providing accurate data in forms

- Why is it important to fill in all parts of a form? - How can we ensure information provided is accurate? - What are supporting documents?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 194
- Application forms
- Sample documents
- Peer assessment checklists
- Digital devices
- Correction materials

- Form completion assessment - Accuracy evaluation - Peer assessment - Self-assessment - Checklists

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Conversation Skills: Job Interviews - Preparation
Conversation Skills: Job Interviews - Practice

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Outline preparations undertaken by an interviewer and interviewee
- Ask appropriate questions in mock job interviews
- Recognize excellent interview skills as a positive step towards getting a job

The learner is guided to:
- Watch an interview on income generating activities
- Brainstorm on preparations undertaken before a job interview
- Search online and offline for common interview questions and write them down

1. How can you succeed in a job interview? - Why is it important to prepare for a job interview?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 197
- Digital devices
- Video clips
- Internet resources
- Recording devices
- Sample interview questions
- Peer work samples

- Observation - Oral questions - Group discussions

Reading I

Extensive Reading: Fiction - Distinction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction reading materials
- Select and read grade appropriate fiction materials
- Appreciate importance of reading fiction for exposure

The learner is guided to:
- Research differences between fiction and non-fiction materials with examples
- Read self-selected fiction materials and use graphic organizer for summaries
- Make a readers' gallery by displaying material read with captions

1. Which story books or plays have you read? - What makes a book interesting?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 201
- Fiction books
- Digital devices
- Internet resources

- Observation - Written summaries - Portfolio assessment

Reading I

Extensive Reading: Fiction - Portfolio

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Keep a portfolio of subject matter read
- Write cards with title and subject matter
- Value reading fiction for lifelong learning

The learner is guided to:
- Take photos of readers' gallery display and keep soft and hard copies in portfolio
- Write cards with title and subject matter of material read and keep in portfolio
- Discuss why reading fiction materials is important

How does keeping a portfolio help track reading progress?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 201
- Camera/smartphone
- Portfolio folders
- Index cards

- Portfolio evaluation - Self-assessment - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Nouns - Formation
Word Classes: Nouns - Sentence Construction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify nouns formed from verbs and other nouns
- Separate root word from suffixes
- Acknowledge necessity of forming words from other word classes

The learner is guided to:
- Read texts and underline nouns formed from verbs and other nouns
- Separate root word from suffixes (e.g., employment - employ and -ment)
- Search online or offline and compile list of suffixes for forming nouns

1. Which words can be formed from others? - What changes when a word is formed from another?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 203
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Course books
- Flashcards
- Tables/charts
- Writing materials

- Written exercises - Oral questions - Word formation tasks

Reading II

Grade-Appropriate Play: Lessons Learnt - Identification

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify and illustrate lessons learnt from a play
- Search for information on deriving lessons from characters
- Perceive plays as sources of life lessons

The learner is guided to:
- Search online and offline for information on deriving lessons from words and actions of characters
- Read different excerpts of a play and discuss lessons learnt with illustrations
- Analyse lessons elicited by peers

1. What lessons can one learn from a play? - Which issues are addressed in a play?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 205
- Class readers (Play)
- Digital devices
- Internet resources

- Observations - Oral questions - Group discussions

Reading II
Writing

Grade-Appropriate Play: Lessons Learnt - Real Life Connection
Mechanics of Writing: Abbreviations and Acronyms - Rules

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Relate lessons learnt to real life experiences
- Use graphic organisers to summarise lessons
- Appreciate plays as sources of entertainment and lessons

The learner is guided to:
- Relate lessons learnt to real life experiences
- Use graphic organisers to summarise lessons and present in charts for peer review
- Discuss sections of play that entertain and bring out lessons

How do lessons from plays relate to real life?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 205
- Charts
- Graphic organisers
- Manila papers
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 206
- Digital devices
- Video clips

- Peer assessment - Written summaries - Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing: Abbreviations and Acronyms - Practice

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Copy lists of abbreviations from electronic or print sources
- Write paragraphs containing abbreviations
- Value correct use of abbreviations and acronyms

The learner is guided to:
- Copy lists of abbreviations from electronic or print sources
- Write paragraph on how to make savings from income generating activities with abbreviations
- Assess correctness of paragraphs in groups

How do abbreviations make writing concise?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 206
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Writing materials

- Written exercises - Spelling tests - Peer assessment

PERSONAL GROOMING

Listening and Speaking

Listening to Respond: Expressing Feelings - Words and Expressions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify words and expressions used to describe feelings towards a poem
- Recite poems with appropriate feelings
- Value importance of poem recitation for effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- Search digital and print sources for words and expressions used to describe feelings
- Recite and record a poem emphasising words that reveal feelings
- Watch live or recorded poem on personal grooming and describe feelings in groups

1. How can one express feelings towards a poem? - Why is it important to recite poems with feeling?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 210
- Digital devices
- Audio recordings
- Video clips

- Observation - Oral questions - Recording assessment

Listening and Speaking
Reading I

Listening to Respond: Expressing Feelings - Performance
Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies - Drawing Conclusions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Express feelings towards subject matter of poems
- Recite selected poems with varied feelings
- Appreciate poems as vehicles for expressing emotions

The learner is guided to:
- Recite selected poems in groups and present varied feelings towards each poem's subject matter
- Discuss in plenary the importance of reciting poems with feeling
- Share recorded recitations through social media or noticeboard

Why does reciting with feeling enhance understanding?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 210
- Poems
- Recording devices
- Social media platforms
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 213
- Course books
- Digital devices
- Dictionary

- Oral presentation - Peer assessment - Self-assessment

Reading I

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies - Summaries

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Summarise ideas in a passage
- Present summaries on charts
- Appreciate role of correct interpretation in learning

The learner is guided to:
- Present summaries on charts and post on classroom noticeboard
- Participate in gallery walk and review peers' summaries
- Work in pairs to discuss any new information learnt

How does summarising aid comprehension?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 213
- Charts
- Manila papers
- Markers

- Peer assessment - Gallery walk assessment - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Phrasal Verbs - Identification and Meaning
Phrasal Verbs - Sentence Construction

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify phrasal verbs formed from break, hang, run and turn
- Search for meanings from dictionaries
- Value importance of using phrasal verbs in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Search from digital and print sources for phrasal verbs formed from break, hang, run and turn
- Search meanings of phrasal verbs from print or non-print dictionaries
- Form phrasal verbs and use them to fill in tables and broken passages

1. How are phrasal verbs different from other verbs? - Why is it important to learn meanings of phrasal verbs?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 215
- Dictionary
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Song lyrics
- Writing materials

- Written exercises - Oral questions - Table completion

Reading II

Play: Characterisation - Identifying Traits

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Outline clues for identifying traits of different characters
- Use clues to describe characters in a play
- Appreciate role of characterisation in determining virtues and vices

The learner is guided to:
- Search for clues in play to identify character traits (what character does/says, what is said about them)
- Brainstorm words and phrases to describe characters and make phrase book
- Watch video clips or read sections of play and identify clues for character traits

1. Which words can you use to describe one's character? - Why is characterisation important?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 217
- Class readers (Play)
- Digital devices
- Video clips

- Observations - Written exercises - Peer assessment

Reading II

Play: Characterisation - Performance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use clues to assign character traits
- Dramatise sections of play to highlight traits
- Value characterisation in literary appreciation

The learner is guided to:
- Use clues to assign character traits and display in character maps/webbing tools for peer review
- Dramatise section of play to highlight traits of some characters
- Role play different characters in hot seating

How do character traits affect the plot?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 217
- Props (optional)
- Performance space
- Recording devices

- Role play assessment - Hot seating assessment - Checklists

Writing

The Writing Process: Dialog - Stages
The Writing Process: Dialog - Creation and Performance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Outline different stages of writing process
- Discuss tasks involved in each stage
- Emphasize importance of each stage in crafting dialogues

The learner is guided to:
- Read on stages: pre-writing, drafting, editing, revising and publishing
- Discuss in groups different tasks involved in each stage
- Brainstorm on different topics related to personal grooming

1. Why should you plan your writing? - Why is it important to learn dialogue writing?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 219
- Charts
- Writing materials
- Lesson notes
- Peer work samples
- Recording devices
- Performance space

- Observation - Oral questions - Group discussions

SEA TRAVEL

Listening and Speaking

Extensive Listening: Speeches - Main Idea

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify issue addressed by different speeches
- Take notes on points made by speakers
- Acknowledge importance of getting information from varied sources

The learner is guided to:
- Search online and offline for varied speeches on sea travel and listen for enjoyment
- Listen to selected speeches and identify issue addressed
- Share common theme identified to gain consensus in plenary

How can you ensure you remember what you hear from a speech?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 222
- Digital devices
- Audio recordings
- Video clips

- Observation - Oral questions - Listening assessment

Listening and Speaking

Extensive Listening: Speeches - Note Taking and Speech Making

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Take notes on points from speeches
- Use notes to write and make own speech
- Appreciate benefits of listening to different speeches

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to speeches again and take notes on points from each speech in pairs
- Compare notes and compile recurrent points
- Use points to write and make speech on same theme, record and share on class vlog or social media

Why is it important to listen to multiple speeches on same topic?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 222
- Note-taking materials
- Recording devices
- Social media platforms

- Note-taking assessment - Speech presentation - Peer assessment

Reading I

Intensive Reading: Visualising and Summarising - Mental Images
Intensive Reading: Visualising and Summarising - Summaries

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify mental images created from a read passage
- Identify sensory words and expressions
- Appreciate role of visualising in enhancing understanding

The learner is guided to:
- Search and list sensory words and expressions used to create mental images
- Read passage on sea travel and pick out sensory words/expressions and mental images they create
- Fill in templates requiring key ideas from text and display on wall

1. Which words appeal to the five senses? - Why is it important to make relevant summary?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 225
- Course books
- Digital devices
- Templates
- Charts
- Manila papers
- Peer work samples

- Written exercises - Oral questions - Template completion

Grammar in Use

Sentences: Complex Sentences - Subordinating Conjunctions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify subordinating conjunctions in sentences
- Distinguish between main and subordinate clauses
- Appreciate role of conjunctions in sentences

The learner is guided to:
- Pick out subordinating conjunctions from passage
- Use subordinating conjunctions to make sentences and display on chart
- Underline and label main and subordinate clauses in sentences in pairs

1. What is the role of conjunctions? - How can one differentiate between simple and complex sentences?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 227
- Charts
- Course books
- Lesson notes

- Written exercises - Sentence construction - Labeling tasks

Grammar in Use
Reading II

Sentences: Complex Sentences - Construction and Punctuation
Grade-Appropriate Play: Style - Humour and Monologue

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Construct complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions
- Punctuate complex sentences correctly
- Correct disjointed sentences using subordination rules

The learner is guided to:
- Join pairs of sentences using subordinating conjunctions in completion and substitution tables
- Practise punctuating complex sentences on global sea travel
- Review each other's sentences by changing them into well-formed complex sentences

Why is punctuation important in complex sentences?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 227
- Substitution tables
- Writing materials
- Peer work samples
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 230
- Class readers (Play)
- Digital devices
- Graphic organisers

- Punctuation exercises - Peer assessment - Self-assessment

Reading II

Grade-Appropriate Play: Style - Dramatisation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Dramatise instances of humour and monologue
- Use humour and monologue in created contexts
- Appreciate how style helps pass message effectively

The learner is guided to:
- Dramatise episodes in groups and record themselves
- Use humour and monologue in created contexts
- Discuss how humour and monologue make play interesting and pass message effectively

How do humour and monologue enhance plays?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 230
- Recording devices
- Props (optional)
- Performance space

- Drama assessment - Video recordings - Peer assessment

Writing

Creative Writing: Idioms - Meaning and Usage

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explain meaning of given idioms in different contexts
- Use print and digital dictionaries to find meanings
- Encourage peers to use idioms appropriately

The learner is guided to:
- Use dictionaries to find meaning of idioms (peace of mind, bury the hatchet, sit on fence, etc.) and present in graphic organiser
- Fill sentence gaps with most appropriate idioms in groups
- Play language games showing idiom on flash card and making sentences

1. What are idioms? - Which idioms are you familiar with?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 233
- Dictionary
- Flashcards
- Graphic organisers

- Written exercises - Language games - Oral questions

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Creative Writing: Idioms - Narrative Composition
Intonation in Sentences: Question Tags - Formation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use variety of idioms in writing narrative compositions
- Identify most popular idioms used
- Appreciate importance of using idioms in speech and writing

The learner is guided to:
- Read short narrative essays on sea travel containing given idioms
- Write narrative composition using given idioms
- Scan through compositions in groups and create checklist of idioms used while tallying most popular ones

How do idioms make writing more interesting?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 233
- Sample compositions
- Writing materials
- Checklists
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 237
- Digital devices
- Audio recordings
- Charts

- Written compositions - Peer assessment - Idiom identification

SPORTS - WORLD CUP

Listening and Speaking

Intonation in Sentences: Question Tags - Intonation Patterns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Use rising and falling intonation appropriately
- Distinguish between real questions and questions seeking agreement
- Value correct intonation in effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to recordings and indicate rising or falling intonation using arrows
- Read dialogues aloud with correct intonation in pairs
- Say question tags as real questions and as questions seeking agreement

How does intonation change the meaning of question tags?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 237
- Audio clips
- Recording devices
- Lesson notes

- Oral presentation - Peer assessment - Listening assessment

Reading I

Summarising: Argumentative Texts - Note Making
Summarising: Argumentative Texts - Writing Summaries

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify main ideas and supporting details in argumentative texts
- Make notes in point form
- Acknowledge importance of note making in summarising

The learner is guided to:
- Read passage on FIFA World Cup and identify main idea
- Identify main idea and supporting details in specific paragraphs
- Write main points in note form from given passages

1. Why is summary writing important? - How do we identify main ideas?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 241
- Course books
- Newspapers
- Digital devices
- Writing materials
- Sample summaries
- Peer work samples

- Written exercises - Note-taking assessment - Oral questions

Grammar in Use

Sentences: Direct and Indirect Speech - Verb Changes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify changes in verbs when converting speech
- Change direct speech to indirect speech
- Appreciate rules governing speech conversion

The learner is guided to:
- Study samples of direct and indirect speech and note verb changes
- Change sentences from direct to indirect speech observing verb tense changes
- Change sentences from indirect to direct speech

1. What changes occur when converting speech? - Why is it important to report speech accurately?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 244
- Charts
- Course books
- Lesson notes

- Written exercises - Sentence conversion - Oral questions

Grammar in Use

Sentences: Direct and Indirect Speech - Time and Place Changes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Apply changes in time and place expressions
- Convert speech observing all conversion rules
- Value accurate speech reporting

The learner is guided to:
- Study changes in pronouns, time and place expressions (here/there, today/that day, etc.)
- Change sentences applying all relevant conversion rules
- Create sentences in direct and indirect speech and exchange for conversion in pairs

How do time and place expressions change in reported speech?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 244
- Substitution tables
- Writing materials
- Peer work samples

- Peer assessment - Written exercises - Self-assessment

Reading II

Intensive Reading: Play - Relating to Real Life - Themes
Intensive Reading: Play - Relating to Real Life - Performance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify themes in a play
- Relate themes to real life situations
- Appreciate plays as mirrors of society

The learner is guided to:
- Read excerpt from Aminata and identify themes (gender discrimination, change)
- Discuss traditions in society that discriminate against or favour one gender
- Talk about people in society who resemble characters in terms of being conservative or open-minded

1. How do plays reflect real life? - Which issues in plays relate to our society?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 247
- Class readers (Play)
- Digital devices
- Internet resources
- Recording devices
- Props and costumes
- Performance space

- Observations - Group discussions - Written responses

Writing

Descriptive Writing - Sensory Language

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify words appealing to five senses
- Use descriptive words in sentences
- Appreciate role of sensory details in writing

The learner is guided to:
- List words appealing to each of the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
- Write sentences describing classroom items using sensory words
- Exchange books and give feedback on spelling and application of five senses

1. Which words appeal to our senses? - How do sensory details enhance writing?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 249
- Charts
- Writing materials
- Sample descriptions

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Sentence construction

Writing

Descriptive Writing - Composition (280-320 words)

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Write descriptive composition within word limit
- Follow writing process stages
- Value descriptive writing for effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- Study photographs of FIFA World Cup events and write descriptive paragraphs
- Write descriptive composition (280-320 words) based on selected picture following writing process
- Exchange compositions for peer feedback, revise and display best work on noticeboard

How can we create vivid descriptions in writing?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 249
- Photographs/drawings
- Writing materials
- Noticeboard

- Written compositions - Peer assessment - Word count compliance

TOURIST ATTRACTION SITES

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Oral Reports: News (Role Play) - Parts of News Report
Oral Reports: News (Role Play) - Body Language and Presentation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify parts of a news report
- Take notes from news reports
- Acknowledge importance of structured news presentation

The learner is guided to:
- Watch news report on Buckingham Palace and take notes
- Identify parts: introduction, background, main body, visual aids, conclusion
- Watch news report again and identify each part

1. What makes a good news report? - Why are visual aids important in news?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 253
- Digital devices
- Video clips
- Internet resources
- Sample news reports
- Recording devices
- Performance space

- Observation - Note-taking assessment - Oral questions

Reading I

Reading Fluency - Pronunciation and Speed

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Read with accuracy pronouncing words correctly
- Read at appropriate rate (120-150 words per minute)
- Appreciate importance of reading fluency

The learner is guided to:
- Preview texts using titles, blurbs, illustrations, table of contents
- Take turns reading selected texts and timing each other
- Practice pronouncing unfamiliar words without stopping to check meanings

1. What makes a fluent reader? - How can we improve reading speed?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 256
- Library books
- Stopwatches/timers
- Digital devices

- Timing records - Pronunciation assessment - Peer assessment

Reading I
Grammar in Use

Reading Fluency - Intonation and Expression
Sentences: Imperative and Exclamatory - Imperative Sentences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Read with appropriate expression and intonation
- Record fluent reading performances
- Value expressive reading for comprehension

The learner is guided to:
- Read passage on world tourist sites (Grand Canyon, Great Wall, Eiffel Tower) with expression
- Answer quick comprehension questions using scanning skills
- Record themselves reading poem or text fluently and share for peer feedback

How does reading with expression aid comprehension?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 256
- Poems
- Recording devices
- Peer work samples
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 259
- Charts
- Audio recordings
- Lesson notes

- Recording assessment - Peer feedback - Self-assessment

Grammar in Use

Sentences: Imperative and Exclamatory - Exclamatory Sentences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Form exclamatory sentences expressing strong emotions
- Convert statements to exclamatory sentences
- Value exclamatory sentences in expressing feelings

The learner is guided to:
- Read text and underline/label imperative and exclamatory sentences
- Convert statements about Aminata into exclamatory sentences (How generous Aminata is!)
- Create sentences expressing surprise, joy, anger using exclamatory form

How do exclamatory sentences convey emotions?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 259
- Sample texts
- Writing materials
- Charts

- Labeling exercises - Sentence conversion - Peer assessment

Reading II

Intensive Reading: Poems - Meaning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Arrive at meaning of poems using various strategies
- Identify main ideas in stanzas
- Acknowledge value of poetry appreciation

The learner is guided to:
- Read poem "The Bahama Islands" and predict meaning from title
- Break down poem structure identifying natural breaks and main ideas per stanza
- Answer questions to confirm poem meaning (speaker, location, activities)

1. How can we understand what a poem means? - What strategies help in poetry interpretation?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 261
- Poetry books
- Digital devices
- Lesson notes

- Observations - Written questions - Oral discussions

Reading II
Writing
Writing

Intensive Reading: Poems - Real Life Connection
Emails - Structure and Components
Emails - Composition and Sending

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Relate ideas in poems to real-life experiences
- Discuss overall meaning of poems
- Value poetry as reflection of human experience

The learner is guided to:
- Read poem "A Visit to Bangkok" and pick key ideas in each stanza
- Discuss overall meaning in groups
- Share personal experiences of places visited and liked, relating to poem themes

Why is it important to relate poems to real life?

- KLB Top Scholar pg. 261
- Sample poems
- Charts
- Internet resources
- KLB Top Scholar pg. 263
- Digital devices
- Sample emails
- Lesson notes
- Computers/tablets
- Internet access
- Email accounts

- Peer assessment - Group discussions - Written responses