FIRST TERM ENGLISH SS2 - WEEK 6-9 - Speech, Comprehension, Adjectival Phrases, Continuous Writing

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First Term English for SS2 focuses on week-based language skills, starting with speech and pronunciation practice through consonant clusters in initial, medial, and final positions, supported by word examples and their phonetic forms. It also covers comprehension, emphasizing reading for the main gist and identifying essential ideas without unnecessary details. Further sections explain adjectival phrases, including prepositional and participial phrases, then connect them to grammar functions. The document ends with continuous writing guidance on creative short-story development, describing key features such as theme, plot, setting, tone, characters, diction, style, and figures of speech.

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WEEK 6

1-SPEECH

COMPREHENSION

STRUCTURE: Adjectival phrases and functions

CONTINUOUS WRITING: Creative writing – short story

WEEK 7

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

WEEK 6 1-SPEECH: Three consonant clusters at initial position. a. three consonant clusters at the initial postion. Stew /stju:/ Students /stju:dnt/ Stupid /stju: pid/ Squeeze /skwi:z/ Spring /spriפ / Spray sprei/ Straw /strϽ:/ Screw / skru:/ Strict /strict/ Street /stri:t/ Splash /splӕs/ Stripe /strāip/ Squat /skwɒt/ Strike /stąik/ Struggle /strΛgl/ Scream /skri:m/ Strength /streפѳ/ Strong /strϽפ/ Stray /strei/ B. Three consonant clusters at the medial position. Endure /Indjuə/ Encumbrance /InkΛmbrəns/ Encrypt /lnkript/ Encroach /inkrəus/ Mixture /mikstꭍə/ Potentate /pəutnteit/ Poultry /pəultri/ Circumflex /s3:kəmfleks/ Electric /ilektrik/ Elementary /elimentri/ Disappointment /disəpϽintmðnt/ Certainly /s3:tnli/ Ancestry /ӕnsestri/ Askew /əskju:/ Back-ground /bӕkgraund/ Capsule /kӕpsju:/ Century /sentꭍəri/ Back-space /bӕkspeis/ Enthuse /intju:z/ Fulcrum /fulkrəm/ C. Three consonant clusters at the final position. Midst /midst/ Task /tą:sks/ Tempt /tempt/ Prompt /prompt/ Lamps /lӕmps/ Pants /pӕnts/ Nests /nests/ Consonants /kϽnsənənts/ Camps /kӕmps/ Nymph /nimfs/ Text /tekst/ Pumps /pΛmps/ Depths /depѳs/ Sixth /siksѳ/ Adopts /ədopts/ Against /əgenst/ Thanks /ѳӕפ ks/ Sample /są:mpl/ Twelfth /twelfѳ/ iii. COMPREHENSION; Reading for main gist in a prose passage. The main gist of any prose passage is the essential contents. They are the main ideas or the main substance of what has been written. They do not contain unnecessary details. The main gist therefore is the significance, the summary orthe aspect that is gripping and essential for the desired information. Referred to the passage on page 4 of the students English text (revolution without a will) . iii. STRUCTURE: Adjectival phrases and functions. An adjectival phrase is a phrase that modifies a noun or a pronoun in a sentence. It performs the function of an adjective, prepositional phrase and participial phrase belong to this category. Prepositional phrase begins with preposition like (in, on, from, with etc) while participial phrase begins with the “-ing” form of a verb. Examples; 1. The girl with dirty hands ate the food. 2. The money in the bag belongs to me. 3. The car with dark red colour is yours. 4. The coat made of cotton is very lovely. 5. The man working in the office came here. 6. The boy reading is my student. 7. The students forgot to bring back the book that I gave him. 8. I like the seat at the corner. 9. The man standing at the gate is my teacher. 10. The student to be suspended has stopped coming to school. FUNCTIONS 1. prepositional phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “girl”. 2. prepositional phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “money”. 3. prepositional phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “car”. 4. adjectival phrase modifying the noun “coat”. 5. participial phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “man”. 6. participial phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “boy”. 7. Adjectival phrase modifying the noun stu “dent”. 8. Prepositional phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “i”. 9. Participial phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “noun”. 10. Prepositional phrase as adjectival phrase modifying the noun “student”. iv. CONTINUOUS WRITING: Creative writing – short story Creative writing is the skillful and imaginative literary work produced by someone without help from another. It can be short story, a drama piece, an essay or a poem. It is always created from the writer’s imagination or factual knowledge of events that happened. It is the ability from the writer to express Himself in writing. It involves originality, skillful and imaginative use of language in writing. A short story is a narration created from the writers imagination or factual knowledge of events that happened, it is in most cases a narration. FEATURES OF A SHORT STORY 1. Theme: this means the main idea, the subject matter or the central point o

FAQs

What does “main gist” mean in a prose passage?

The main gist is the essential content: the main ideas or substance of what has been written. It excludes unnecessary details and highlights what is significant and gripping for the desired information.

How can prepositional phrases and participial phrases act as adjectival phrases?

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition (like in, on, from, with) and can modify a noun. A participial phrase begins with the “-ing” form of a verb and can also modify a noun (as in examples like “the man working in the office”).

What are the key features of a short story?

Key features include theme (main idea), plot (sequence of events), setting (where and when), tone/mood (author’s attitude), characters and characterization, language/diction (word choice and tense rules), style, and figures of speech such as simile, personification, metaphor, and hyperbole.

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