THEME: OUR ENVIRONMENT
SUB-THEME: Comparison of Adjectives
LESSON 1
A. Adding er, est to adjectives to show the comparative and superlative degrees.
Examples
cold – colder than – the coldest
tall – taller than – the tallest
short – shorter than – the shortest
B. Filling in correctly
Adjective – Comparative – Superlative
1. old – older than – the oldest
2. long – –
3. wide – –
4. warm – –
5. Sharp – –
6. neat – –
7. high – –
8. fine – –
9. nice – –
10. wise – –
11. pale – –
12. tame – tamer than – the tamest
13. pale – paler than – the palest
14. young – younger than – the youngest
C. Using some of the above adjectives in sentences orally.
D. Using the adjectives in brackets correctly to fill in the gaps.
1. The church is the ________________________ building in our village. (high)
2. Samuel is ______________________ than John. (tall)
3. Tom’s pencil is _______________ than mine. (long)
4. Grandmother’s blanket is ________________ than ours. (old)
5. The knife is ___________________ than yours. (sharp)
6. The pear was _______________ than the banana. (ripe)
7. King Solomon was the ________________ of all men. (wise)
8. I am the ______________ girl in the family. (old)
9. Carol has the _______________ writing in class. (neat)
10. This is the ______________ jam I have ever tasted. (nice)
11. The juice is ____________ than soda. (cold)
12. An elephant is _____________ than a hippopotamus. (large)
Reference
- Junior English BK 1, page 80
LESSON 2
Comparison of Adjectives
Doubling the last letter and adding –er, -est
hot – hotter – hottest
big – bigger – biggest
A. Fill in correctly
Adjective comparative superlative
1. flat – flatter than – the flattest
2. wet – –
3. thin – thinner than – the thinnest
4. sad – –
5. red – –
6. fat – –
B. Make sentences using the above words.
C. Use the given adjectives correctly to fill in the gaps
a) This is the ________________ day of the week. (hot)
b) April was _______________ month of the year. (wet)
c) It was the ______________ day of his life. (sad)
d) The clown’s nose was ______________ the a cherry. (red)
e) Jumba is the _______________ boy in class. (fat)
f) Your slice of bread is ____________ than mine. (thin
Reference
- Junior English Bk 1, Page 86
Comparison of Adjectives
When we add –er or –est to words ending with y we change the y to i.
Examples
easy – easier – easiest
Adjectives Comparative Superlative
1. happy – happier – happiest
2. lazy – lazier – laziest
3. tidy – tidier than – the tidiest
4. pretty – –
5. noisy – –
6. merry – –
7. easy – –
Make sentences using the comparatives and superlative degree.
1. Liza was the ______________ girl in the whole class. (happy)
2. Musa seems to be ______________ than his brother. (lazy)
3. The rose is the _________________ flower in the garden. (pretty)
4. Her bedroom is ______________ than mine. (tidy)
5. The boys are _____________ than the girls. (noisy)
6. Christmas is the ___________________ time of year. (merry)
Reference
- Junior English Bk 1, Page 86
LESSON 3
Sub-Theme: common animals.
– Young ones of animals.
Vocabulary
1. cow – 2. goat – 3. duck –
4. sheep – 5. pig – 6. cat –
7. rabbit – 8. dog – 9. chicken –
10. elephant – 11. eagle – eaglet 12. lion – cub
13. fish – fry 14. donkey – 15. horse – foal
16. goose – goosling 17. leopard – cub 18. bird – nestling
Structures:-
- What is this? / That?
That is / This is / those are ___________________
- What are these? / those? __________________
Those / these are _________________________
- Are these / those _____________________
Yes, they are / No, they are not ________________
The ______________ is bigger than the ________________
- How many _______________ can you see?
- What is the young one of a ________________________
Activities
- Pupils will read the vocabulary.
- Spelling the vocabulary learnt.
- Mention the animals and their young ones.
- Answer oral questions about the structures learnt.
Exercise.
1. Mention five sentences using the words learnt.
2. Fill in the missing letters.
a) c_w b) p_rr_t c) gir_aff_
d) hy_na e) z_b_a f) ra_ _ it
3. Match the animals to their young ones.
a) pig calf
b) dog kid
c) elephant piglet
d) cow puppy
e) goat bunny
f) rabbit calf
4. Write out the animal in their right places.
Animals we keep at home
Animals we do not keep at home
a)
a)
b)
b)
c)
c)
d)
d)
e)
e)
f)
f)
Reference
- Junior English Bk 2, Page 41 – 42
LESSON 4
Alphabetical order
Alphabetical order by second letter.
Examples:-
(4) (1) (3) (2)
a) crow, cat, cow, chicken
cat, chicken, cow, crow
Activities
Arranging words in alphabetical order following the second letter.
a) squirrel, sheep, snake, slug
________, _______, _______, _______
b) hyena, hawker, hen, hippopotamus
______, ________, _____, _____________
c) duck, deer, dog, dragon
________, _______, _______, _______
d) lion, lamb, leopard, locust
________, _______, _______, _______
e) ogre, owl, ostrich, octopus
________, _______, _______, _______
f) turtle, tiger, tadpole, tortoise
________, _______, _______, _______
g) moth, mat, milk, mean
________, _______, _______, _______
Reference
- Standard Eng BK 3 Pg 7 – 8
- Junior Eng Bk 2 Pg 28
- Junior Eng Bk 3 pg 32
LESSON 5
Sub-theme – common insects
Vocabulary and structures
bedbug moth
bee mosquito
grasshopper insect
wasp fly
beetle cockroach
butterfly ant
Structures
- What is this? / That?
This / That is a / an ___________________
- What are these? / those? __________________
Those / these are _________________________
- Are these / those _____________________
Yes, they are / No, they are not ________________
Activities
a) Pupils will read the vocabulary.
b) Spelling the learnt vocabulary.
c) Answer oral and written questions about the structure.
Exercise
1. Make five sentences using these words.
a) butterfly d) Insects
b) Bedbug e) White ants
c) Cockroach f) Grasshoppers
2. Riddles – Answer these correctly.
a) Who am I?
I have four legs.
I make honey
I sting you when you get near me.
Who am I?
b) I am colourful and bright.
I come from a caterpillar.
Who am I?
c) I fly out of anthills.
I have white wings.
I am eaten.
Who am I?
3. Write these sentences in plural form.
a) This is a butterfly.
___________________________________________________________
b) This is a wasp.
___________________________________________________________
c) This is a cockroach.
___________________________________________________________
d) This is a cockroach.
___________________________________________________________
Ref: Trs Collection.
LESSON 6
Alphabetical order by the third letter.
Example
a) dream drunk drink drop
drank dream drip drop
Arrange these words in abc order.
a) steal stalk strong study
b) grass greed grind grow
c) drop drink dream drunk
d) pat pawpaw palm pack
e) radio rack rapid rash
f) loaf local lost long
g) home honey hope horse
h) flock fleet flop fly
Ref:
LESSON 7
Use of, was and were
We use were for one person of thing.
We use were and was for past forms of are and is.
Examples
The egg was cracked.
The girls were skipping a rope.
I was going to the market.
I was looking at the animals.
Activities
Constructing oral sentences using was and were.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with was or were.
a) The dogs _________ sleeping in the kennel.
b) My grandmother ____________ happy to see me.
c) He ________ absent yesterday.
d) Our car ___________ in the garage yesterday.
e) The girls _____________ skipping in the field.
f) There _____________ many apples in the basket.
g) The nest __________ in the tree.
h) My birthday _____________ last Wednesday .
i) Monkeys ____________ jumping from tree to tree.
Ref: i) Junior English BK 1 pg 31.
ii) Standard 2 Eng pg 57 – 58.
LESSON 8
Revision of opposites of adjectives.
a) taller – shorter o) high – low
b) dry – wet p) clean – dirty
c) early – late q) empty- full
d) big – small r) wild – tame
e) hard – soft s) long – short
f) bad – good t) hard – soft
g) clean – dirty u) bad – good
h) Smaller – bigger v) strong – weak
i) Kind – cruel w) first – last
j) fast – slow x) shallow – wide
k) narrow – wide y) new – old
l) heavy – light z) poor – rich
m) dark – light
n) thick – thin
Activities
– Reading the adjectives and giving opposites.
– Making oral sentences using the opposites of adjectives.
– A written exercise about opposites of adjectives.
Exercise
Give the opposites of the underlined words.
1. Wasps have longer wings than mosquitoes. _______________________________
2. The sty was very dirty. ________________________
3. Pigs are fat animals. _________________
4. The test was difficult. ________________
5. Bring the empty bottles of soda. ______________
6. Some horses are wild and some are ___________________
7. James is a tall boy but his brother is ____________________
8. I was late for school yesterday but I am _________________
9. Tom is a strong boy. ___________________
10. My dress is wet. ______________________
Ref: Junior English Bk 1 Pg 38 and 57.
Junior Eng bk 2 pg 44 and 77.
LESSON 8
Vocabulary
beans fruits yellow
flowers seeds blue
tomato weeds blue
cabbage red
Structures
– What is this / that?
That / This is a ……………..
– What are these / those?
– Are these / those ……………?
Yes, they are …………….
No, they are not ……………..
– What colour is / are ………………?
It is / They are ………………..
Activities
– Reading the vocabulary.
– Spelling the vocabulary
– Constructing oral sentences using the vocabulary.
– Answering oral questions about the structures learnt.
Exercise
1. Make five sentences using the words above.
2. Write down any two foods you like
a) I like ………………………….
b) I like ………………
3) Write down any two food you dislike.
a) I dislike ……………………………..
b) I dislike ……………………………..
4) Make five sentences from the table below.
He
I
It
They
She
we
Like
Dislike
Likes
Dislikes
Milk
Cabbage
Chips
Millet
Carrots
Sausages / meat.
Ref: Trs Collection
LESSON 9
Use of some or any.
Some is used to us that there is a little, but not much or many.
Examples
There is some milk in the cup.
We have some flowers in the garden.
Any – Is used to tell us that there is nothing left.
We use any to ask questions also.
Examples
a) There aren’t any bananas in the basket.
b) Do you have any cabbage left?
c) Have you any ink in the pot?
Activities
a) Constructing oral sentences using any or some.
b) Doing written exercise.
Exercise
Complete the sentences using some or any
1. Joan does not eat ____________ white ants.
2. There are ____________ beans in the dish.
3. ________________ insects do not have wings.
4. Is there ______________ milk left for the baby?
5. Do you know _________________ body here?
6. There are _________ weeds in the garden.
7. There aren’t ______________potatoes in the store.
8. We do not have _____________ water left in the pot.
9. Is there _____________ thing for me in your house?
10. He doesn’t want ___________ food.
LESSON 10
Possessive pronouns
Examples
my – mine
our – ours
your – yours
her – hers
their – theirs
his – his
it – it’s
That is Suzan’s pencil. It belongs to her. It is hers.
There are their clothes. They belong to them. They are theirs.
Exercise
Complete the sentences using the correct pronoun.
1. This is Joel’s bag. It is __________________________________
2. Can you please give me that bag? It is _______________________
3. The dog wagged ________________ tail.
4. Take the book to Rhoda. It is ________________________
5. That is your car. It is ___________________________
Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the sentences.
a) These are our shoes. They are_______________ (yours, ours)
b) These toys are for Rita. They are _______________ (hers, her)
c) The man chased __________________ wife. (him, his)
d) We could not hear _____________ talk. (him, he)
e) The donkey hurt ______________ eye. (it, its)
Ref: Standard 3 Eng Aid 3 page 61.
LESSON 11
Monday: Reflexive pronouns.
Reflexive pronouns are these which end with the word self or selves.
Examples
– Myself – ourselves
– Yourself – himself
– Itself – themselves
– Herself – yourselves
a) The cat has hurt itself.
b) The thief killed himself.
Activities
– Reading the reflexive pronouns.
– Giving examples of reflexive pronouns.
Exercise
Complete the sentences using the correct pronoun from the box.
– Myself – yourself – himself
– Itself – ourselves – herself
– Themselves
a) Elizabeth can dress ___________________________
b) I did the homework ___________________________
c) You must discipline __________________ first.
d) The cat chokes ____________________ while eating meat.
e) We ____________ tell lies sometimes.
f) The children hid ________________ in the bush.
g) The man had an accident and hurt_______________
h) I wash __________________ when I go home.
i) The tree fell down ____________________
j) Penina and Richard went to Jinja__________________
Ref: Beginners eng grammar 3 page 47.
Standard 3 eng page 35.
LESSON 12
Theme: Things we make
Subtheme: Things we make in the community
Vocabulary
doll pan basket knit
ball cushions ladle weave
mat pot chair models
store mortar stool
rope pestle tinker
sauce bed potter
Structure
– Where is the _____________________?
The _______________ is on / in the _____________
– How many _____________ are there?
There are ____________________.
Activities
- Reading the vocabulary.
- Spelling the vocabulary.
- Constructing oral sentences using the learnt vocabulary.
Exercise
1. Make five sentences using some of the words above.
2. Write these words correctly.
a) Idale _______________ rotarm ___________________
b) Stlepe _______________ iarch ____________________
c) ketbas _______________ vseto ____________________
3. Complete the sentences using these words;
rope, tinker, cushion
a) Can you put the ___________________ on the armchairs.
b) He _____________ tired the mattress with a __________________
c) The _________________ repaired our kettle and saucepans.
4. Join the sentences using – and –
a) I have a chair
I have a stool.
b) Joy bought a bag.
Joy bought a doll.
c) The tinker repaired the saucepan.
The tinker repaired the kettle.
d) The potter sold the pot.
The potter sold the flower vase.
LESSON 14
interrogative pronouns.
These are pronouns which are used for asking questions.
Examples.
Who, what, which
- Who is used when talking about people.
- What is used for talking about things and animals.
- Which is used to talk about things and animals.
- Where is used to talk about a place.
- Why is used to ask for a reason.
- When is used to talk about time.
- How is used to talk about the way things are done.
- Whose is used to ask who some thing belongs to.
Activities
- Reading the interrogative pronouns.
- Defining the interrogative pronouns.
Exercise
Choose the correct word from the list to complete the sentences.
What why where which
When how whose who
1. _________________ did you keep the book?
2. __________ do you live?
3. ____________ is your brother’s name?
4. _______________ old are you?
5. ______________ are you coming for the party?
6. _______________ are they late for school?
7. ______________ toy do you want?
8. _________________ is crying now?
Write any two sentences using who, where.
Ref: Basic eng 3 pg 44
Beginners’ eng grammar 3 pg 48 -9.
LESSON 15
Comparing irregular adjective.
These are adjectives which change comparative completely in the comparative and superlative forms.
Examples
Good better best
Bad worse worst
Much more most
Little less least
Many more most
Far farther furthest
Activities
- Reading the irregular adjectives
- Spelling the irregular adjectives
Exercise
Fill in the gaps using the correct form of word in the brackets.
1. Your handwriting is __________ than mine. (good)
2. The patient is ____________ today than yesterday. (bad)
3. Jim collected the _________________ number of eggs. (many)
4. Alice has the ____________________ mark in the class. (good)
Complete this table correctly.
a) good better ___________
b) __________ farther farthest
c) little __________ least
d) bad worse ___________
Ref: Spell well 3 pg 32 -33
Basic eng 2 -3 pg 19 – 20
LESSON 16
Comparing adjectives which add more and most.
Examples
Active more active most active
Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
Interesting
Careless
Dangerous
Handsome
Graceful
Activities
- Identify the adjectives in the category.
- Spell the adjectives
Exercise
1. Complete this table correctly.
a) interesting ___________________ Most interesting.
b) _____________ more dangerous most dangerous.
c) careless __________________ most careless.
d) _______________ more handsome most handsome.
e) active more active ______________.
2. Use the correct form of the word in the bracket to complete the sentences.
a) Joseph is an ________________ boy. (active)
b) The basket is ____________ than the mat. (beautiful)
c) Granny’s story was the ______________ of all. (interesting)
d) The children were very ________________ in the bus. (careless)
e) Mr. Lule has the ___________________ sons in the village. (handsome)
Ref: Basic eng 2 – 3 pp 20 – 21
Beginners eng grammar 3 pg 64.
LESSON 17
Sub theme: Materials used for their sources.
Vocabulary
Sisal skin leather
Banana fibre
Clay raffia straws
Grass needle papyrus
Thread sticks forest
Shop garden swamp
Palm leaf timber
Structures
What do you use to make a ……………………?
I / We use …………………….. to make ………………….
What is …………………… doing?
………………………. Is making …………………….
Tom is making a …………………. from ……………………
Activities
- Reading the vocabulary.
- Spelling the vocabulary.
- Constructing oral sentences using the vocabulary.
Exercise
1. Fill in the missing letters.
a) p__lm d) raffi___
b) f__r___st e) n__ __dle
c) str__ws f) cl__y
2. Make five sentences using these words.
a) needle c) garden
b) timber d) sisal
3. Answer these questions correctly.
a) What do you use to make a mat?
b) Where do we get skins from?
c) What do we uses a needle and a thread for?
d) Where do we get hides from?
e) Which plant give us banana fibres?
LESSON 18
Adverbs
Are words which tell us more about verbs.
An adverb answers the question ‘how’
Examples of adverbs
slowly quickly loudly
happily clearly easily
neatly sadly kindly
quietly hungrily greedily
badly heavily proudly
noisily heavily proudly
monthly luckily dearly
Activities
- Defining adverbs
- Read the adverbs
- Form the adverbs
Exercise
1. Write out the adverbs in these sentences.
a) A snail moves slowly.
b) It rained heavily yesterday.
c) The school choir sang sweetly.
d) The man angrily shouted at his son.
e) We safely reached home after a long drive.
f) The mother proudly looked at her baby boy.
g) My brother does monthly tests at his school.
h) We do homework daily.
i) The boy called loudly for help.
j) The dog was injured badly in the accident.
Ref: Basic eng 2 – 3 pg 35
Junior eng 2 pg 43
Beginners eng grammar pg 10.
LESSON 19
Forming adverbs by adding ‘ly’
Some adverbs can be formed by adding – ly- to the adjectives.
Examples
Slow slowly
Proud proudly
Kind kindly
Soft softly
Neat neatly
Safe safely
Quick quickly
Calm calmly
Loud loudly
Activities
a) Reading the adverbs.
b) Spelling and forming the adverbs correctly.
Exercise
1. Use the correct form of the word in the brackets to complete the sentences correctly.
a) The dog barked _________________ at the thief. (loud)
b) The children sang ________________ in the concert. (sweet)
c) We read ___________________ in the library. (quiet)
d) He walked _________________ because his foot was hurt. (slow)
e) The man ran very ______________ to save the baby. (quick)
f) My mother looked ______________ at the basket she had made. (proud)
g) Sam painted the house ____________________(neat)
Ref: Junior eng bk 2 pg 43.
Standard 3 eng pg 52-3.
LESSON 20
Adverbs formed from adjectives
Ending with –y-
Examples
Angry angrily
Easy Easily
Happy happily
Busy busy
Activities
Spelling the adverbs.
Forming adverbs from adjectives ending with y.
Exercise
1. Form adverbs from these adjectives.
Heavy –
Lucky –
Day –
Hungry –
Steady –
Greedy –
Noisy –
2. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences correctly.
a) The boys collected clay from the swamp _______________ (easy)
b) We fetch water from the well ________________ (day)
c) It rained ____________ yesterday and we failed to go to the garden. (heavy)
d) Grace jumped over the rope ___________ (easy)
e) The children made the mats ___________ (happy)
f) The potter walked away ___________ when the pots broke. (angry)
g) Nancy ate all the food from the plate ______________ (greedy)
LESSON 21
Vocabulary a piece of
Knife glass peeling
Dish bench cutting
Dress box sewing
Brush torch
Structures
– What is this / that?
That / this is a __________________
– What are these / those
These are ____________________
Those are ____________________
– Show me ___________________?
This / that / is / these / those / are _____________
Activities
- Reading the vocabulary.
- Answering orally the structures.
- Constructing oral and written sentences.
Exercise
1) Write the plurals of these words.
a) knife _______________ e) bench ______________
b) dish _______________ f) brush ________________
c) glass _______________ g) torch ________________
d) dress ______________
2. Write five nouns using the word a piece of _______________
Examples
A piece of chalk.
a) ___________________________ (glass)
b) ___________________________ (chalk)
c) ___________________________ (wood)
d) ___________________________ (cloth)
e) ___________________________ (soap)
3. Fill in the gaps with the plurals of the words in the brackets.
a) There are only two ___________________ in the box. (piece of chalk)
b) The benches were made from _________________. (piece of wood)
c) The tailor cut many __________ to make a skirt. (piece of cloth)
d) There were ten __________ in the cooking pot. (piece of meat)
e) The children made masks from _______________ (piece of paper)
LESSON 22
conjunction – and –
We can join sentences using – and –
Examples
a) We can make a pot from clay.
We can make a flower vase from clay.
We can make a pot and a flower vase from clay.
b) We use a mortor to pound ground nuts.
We use a pestle to pound groundnuts.
We use a mortor and a pestle to pound groundnuts.
Activities
a) Children will read the sentences about “and”
b) Mentioning / constructing sentences using _________ and _______
Exercise
1) Join the sentences using ________ and ________
a) Claire has made a doll from banana fibres.
Claire has made a rope from banana fibres.
b) Martin is good at weaving.
Martin is good at modeling.
c) Oscar is storing. Oscar is tall.
d) Rhoda is going fishing.
I am going fishing.
e) Daddy came to my school.
Mummy came to my school.
f) The carpenter mad a chair.
The carpenter made a stool.
g) The doctor checked my eye.
The doctor gave me medicine.
h) Lydia paid the butcher man.
She collected the dog’s meat.
i) Brenda swept the house.
She mopped the house.
Ref: Junior eng bk 2 pg 16.
Basic eng bk 1 pg 41 – 42.
LESSON 23
Conjunction ……. too…………..to.
The boy is _____________ very small. He cannot was the cushions.
The boy is ___________ young __________ wash the cushions.
I am very tired. I cannot carry the heavy bucket.
I am too tired to carry the heavy bucket.
Activities
1. Pupils will read sentences with too …………. to………..
2. Pupils will construct oral sentences using …………. too ………. to……..
Exercise
Join these sentences with too …………… to.
1. The boy is very young.
He can not carry the chair.
2. We are very tired.
We cannot wash the carpet.
3. She is very fat. She cannot pass through the type.
4. Florence is very tired. She cannot do homework.
5. It is very hot. We cannot go out to play.
6. We live very far. We cannot come to school at six.
7. The puppy is very small. It cannot eat that hard bone.
8. The man is very poor. He cannot build a house.
9. The woman is very fat. She cannot ran.
10. Musoke is very short. He cannot reach the chalkboard.
LESSON 24
THEME: TRANSPORT IN OUR COMMUNITY
Means and uses of transport in our community.
Vocabulary
Boat cyclist
Transport ride
Helicopter bicycle
Captain luggage
Driver ferry
Pilot passengers
Pedestrian motorcycle
Drive water
Air animals
Train people
Bus food
Road
Structures
1. Where is the ……………..?
The bus is on the road.
The bananas are on the lorry
2. Who is (flying) driving, riding the ………….?
Musa is ……………………..
3. What colour is the ……………..
It is ………………………….
Activities
- Reading the vocabulary learnt.
- Pelling the vocabulary learnt.
- Constructing sentences orally using the vocabulary learnt.
Exercise
1. Write four sentences using the words above.
a) __________________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________________________
d) __________________________________________________________________
e) __________________________________________________________________
2. Underline the odd one out.
a) fly, ride, drive, walk, pray
b) Lorry, driver, captain, pilot
c) boat, lorry, aero plane, driver
d) Bicycle, passenger, motorcycle, bus
e) motorist, cyclist, pilot, driver, train
3. Write the correct form of word in the brackets.
a) The pilot ___________ the aeroplane every day. (fly)
b) Joseph ______________ his bicycle every evening. (ride)
c) Daddy _____________ his car yesterday. (drive)
d) The cyclist ______________ off his bicycle last Monday. (fall)
e) The driver __________ the train everyday. (drive)
Ref: Eng Aid bk 3 pg 56
LESSON 25
Conjunction (……………….. so………….)
Examples
1. a) It started to rain.
We went home.
It started to rain so we missed the train.
b) We were late. We missed train.
We were late so we missed the train.
Activities
- Pupils will orally construct sentences using ………….. So……….
- The dog barked loudly. The thief ran away.
- Peter had lost his bus fare. He had to walk home.
- Sarah felt hot. She took her coat off.
- The day was wet. We wore our gumboots.
- The old man was tired. He sat down to rest.
- The weather was wet. We wore our gumboots.
- The old man was tired. He sat down to rest.
- The lake was calm. Sam sailed safely.
- It was a long journey. We woke up early.
- It was a fine day. I went out riding my new bicycle.
- The bicycle was old. It could not climb the hill.
LESSON 27
Vocabulary
Safe pedestrian traffic jam
Unsafe signpost zebra
Safety left crossing
Traffic right road sign
Cross path pavement
Carry guides
Fly over crossing
Structures
– Where is ………………… going?
…………….. is going to the taxi park/railway station / bus stop.
– At what time did ………….. Catch the ……….?
Bus / taxi / train
Activities
- Pupils will read the vocabulary.
- Answer questions about the structure.
Exercise
1. Make sentences from these words.
a) traffic jam b) zebra crossing
c) safely d) pavement
2. Write these words correctly.
a) prak b) loyrr c) sihp
d) baot e) tixa f) isailng
h) airoprt i) drivngi
Ref: Mk primary eng bk 2pg 97.
LESSON 28
Opposite using ……….. un we can also form opposites of words using un.
Examples
Happy – unhappy
Willing – unwilling
Paid -unpaid
Activities
1. Children will form opposites of word using –un
2. Make sentences using some given opposites.
3. Completing sentences using opposites of words in the brackets.
Exercise
- Form opposites of these words.
- Safe ___________________ fair ______________________
- Kind __________________ wise _______________________
- Clear _________________ tie _________________________
- Friendly _______________ real ________________________
- Tidy ___________________ screw _______________________
- Steady _________________ tie __________________________
- Do _____________________ roll __________________________
- Make sentences using these opposites
Unfriendly ____________________________________________________
Untidy ____________________________________________________
Unkind ____________________________________________________
Unpaid ____________________________________________________
3. Complete these sentences using the opposites of the words in brackets.
a) The children were _______________________ in the house alone. (safe)
b) The new road is ________________________ (finished)
c) Daddy failed to _______________________ the tyres of the lorry. (screw)
d) The conductor could not __________________ the door of the bus. (lock)
e) Ken was __________________ to report his friends. (willing)
f) The pears were _____________________ (ripe)
Ref: Junior Eng Bk 2 pg 34.
LESSON 29
Present simple tense – negative
We use the word ‘not’ to show that the action did not take place therefore the sentence is negative.
We use a helping verb ‘does’ before ‘not’
Example
1. My mother wakes up early.
My mother does not wake up early.
Activities
1. Pupils will change sentences to present simple tense negative.
Exercise
1. Write these sentences in negative form.
a) I go to school with my grandmother.
b) She goes to work by bus.
c) Ian likes to play on the road.
d) Grace rides her bicycle every evening.
e) We cross the road at the Zebra crossing.
f) I know how to ride a motor cycle.
g) He drives very fast.
h) The time keeper rings the bell in the morning.
i) He runs to school everyday.
j) We sing songs in the choir.
Ref: Oxford primary eng 2 pg 58 – 61.
LESSON 30
Sub-Theme: Dangerous things on the road
Past simple tense – negative
We use the word no to show that the action did not take place. A helping verb ‘did’ is used before ‘not’
Example
1. Daddy drove very fast.
Daddy did not drive very fast.
Activities
Children will change sentences to put simple tense negative.
Exercise1. Write these sentences in past simple negative.
a) The passengers shouted at the bus conductor.
b) I came to school on foot yesterday.
c) The aeroplane flew high in the sky.
d) The conductor put all the luggage in the boot.
e) Two ships drowned in the lake last week.
f) The policeman crossed the road very safely.
g) Tom bought a new car last month.
h) My father had a motor boat.
i) Jim crosses the road at the Zebra crossing.
LESSON 31
Vocabulary
Danger thief
Robbers steal
Potholes thorns
Broken bottles animals
Electrical wires rubbish
Landmine stones
Attack broken branch
Insects throw
Rubbish animals
Activities
- Reading the vocabulary
- Spelling the words
- Construction oral and written sentences
Make small words from some of the big words.
Exercise
1. Make six sentences using the words above.
a) ____________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________
d) ____________________________________________________________________
e) ____________________________________________________________________
f) ____________________________________________________________________
g) ____________________________________________________________________
2. Make small words from these big ones.
Danger __________________________ ____________________
Pothole __________________________ ____________________
Stone __________________________ ____________________
Landmine __________________________ ____________________
3. Fill in the missing letters
a) th__rn
b) r___bb__sh
c) ins___cts
d) r__bb__sh
e) n__ils
f) d__ng__r
LESSON 32
Compound words
These are words which are formed by joining two or more small words e.g
Milk t man = milkman.
Hand + bag = handbag
Egg + cup = eggcup
Police + woman = policewoman
Land + mine = landmine
Police + man = policeman
Activities
- Forming compound words
- Reading and writing compound words
Exercise
Make compound words from these ones
Cup + board —————————————-
Flower + pot ——————————————
Arm + chair ——————————————
Snow + man ————————————–
Table + cloth —————————————
Sun + shine —————————————
Play + ground ———————————
Time + table ————————————
Table + spoon ——————————————
School + girl —————————————
Play + ground —————————————-
Foot + ball —————————————-
Black + board —————————————-
Pan + cake —————————————–
- Complete these sentences by joining the two underlined words correctly.
- A room for bath is called a _________________________
- A pot used for tea is a _____________________________
- Work to be done at home is _________________________
- A rope used for skipping is a _________________________
- A shop where books are sold is _______________________
- A bag carried in hand is a ____________________________
- A ball game played with the foot is _________________________
- A sty in which the pig is kept is a ____________________________
Ref: Junior eng 1 page 55
Junior eng 2 page 56
Spell well Bk 3 page 9
Word perfect spell pg 20.
LESSON 33
Collective nouns
Collective nouns are those which name a group of things e.g
A group of bees is a swam.
A group of sheep is a flock
A group of thieves is a gang
A group of cows is a herd.
Activities
Children will give example of collective nouns.
Spell the collective nouns
Exercise
1. Write the missing words
a) a _________________ of people
a _________________ of thieves
a _________________ of bees
a ________________ of wolves
a herd of __________________
a bunch of _________________
a flock of ___________________
a ________________ of players.
2. Write the collective nouns missing in these sentences
a) A _______________of thieves broke in to the house last night.
b) A _______________ of bees flew from the hive.
c) A pack of __________________ were in the forest.
d) A __________________ of fish swam past our boat.
e) My mother bought a ______________ of flowers on my birthday.
f) A _________________ of people were on the streets.
g) The farmer took the __________________ of sheep to graze up the mountain.
Ref: Junior eng bk 2 page 35
Junior eng bk 3 page 19
Junior eng bk 1 page 59
LESSON 34
Theme 8: Accidents and safety
Sub-Theme: Causes of common accidents in our community
Vocabulary
Fire razorblade
Poison knife
Medicine spear
Water hoe
Insect panga
Electricity axe
Vehicle bleed
Animal cut
Blood hurt
Needle poor housing
Pin
Structures
What is wrong?
I am / she / he is hurt.
Don’t play with ……………
It can burn / kill.
Activities
- Pupils will read and spell the vocabulary
- Answer oral questions about the structure.
- Construct oral and written sentences using the structure.
Exercise
1. Re-arrange the letters to make correct words.
Knei ____________________ posion ___________________
Pesar ___________________ thur ______________________
Ngapa __________________ icednemi _________________
Xae ____________________ tcu _____________________
2. Make five sentences using the words above
a) ________________________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________________________
c) ________________________________________________________________________
d) ________________________________________________________________________
e) ________________________________________________________________________
3. Write the plurals of these words.
a) hoe g) water
b) panga h) spear
c) knife i) blood
d) needle j) vehicles
e) axe k) medicine
f) pin l) fire
Similes
Similes are the things which are the same. With similies we compare one thing to another.
Examples
As hot as fire
As cold as ice
As sweet as honey
Activities
1. Pupils will compare things using similes.
2. Complete sentences correctly using similes.
Exercise
Complete these similes correctly as light as ___________________________
As light as _________________________
As black as _______________________
As _____________________ as grass
As _________________ as honey
As __________________as snow
As _________________ as a snail
As _________________ as ice
As _______________as abc
As busy as _________________
As easy as ______________________
2. Complete these sentences correctly.
a) Her dress is as ________________________ as snow.
b) The medicine is as sweet as __________________
c) The dog was as _________________as a lion.
d) The sun is as hot as ______________________
e) It is bad to be as proud as a __________________
LESSON 35
Sub-Theme: Management of accidents
Vocabulary
Hospital tablets
Clinic nurse
Dispensary alarm
bandage shout
Accidents treat
Ambulance carry
Structure
- What’s she / he doing?
- Where do you go when you are hurt?
- Where’s the _______________?
- What is the _____________ carrying?
Activities
- Reading and spelling the words learnt.
- Answering oral and written questions from the structures.
Exercise
- Fill in the missing letters.
- H__sp__tal
- Cl__n__c
- D__sp__nsary
- Acc__d__nt
- N__u__e
- Amb__l__nce
- Tr__at
2. Make small words from the big ones.
a) bandage ________________ _______________ ______________
b) hospital ________________ _______________ ______________
c) tablet ________________ _______________ ______________
d) treat ________________ _______________ ______________
Ref: MK primary eng bk 2 pg 142-3
LESSON 36
Sub-Theme: First Aid
Vocabulary
Bandage pair of scissors
Cotton wool temperature
Spirit ear buds
Plaster gauze
Safety pin clean water
Thermometer soap
Structure
1. What do you use __________________ for?
2. May I have a _________________________?
Activities
Read the vocabulary
Spell the vocabulary
Use the vocabulary in oral and written sentences.
Answer structural questions orally.
Exercise
1. Write six sentences using these words.
a) bandage ____________________________________________________________
b) ear buds ____________________________________________________________
c) panadol ____________________________________________________________
d) plaster ____________________________________________________________
e) temperature ____________________________________________________________
f) safety pin ____________________________________________________________
- Write the odd one out.
- Spirit, plaster, panadol, house, gauze
- Lorry, bicycle, stone, bus
- Puppy, desk, kitchen, cub, piglet
- Cyclist, driver, spirit, motorist, pilot
3. Fill in the missing letters.
a) pl__st__r
b) p__n__d__l
c) g__uze
d) sc__ss__rs
e) sp__r__t
f) th__rm__met__r
g) i__d__ne
