HUMAN RIGHTS

Listening and Speaking

Polite Language: Telephone Etiquette

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

- Identify polite words and phrases in telephone conversations.
- Use polite expressions in telephone conversations.
- Acknowledge the importance of telephone etiquette.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen and identify words and phrases that indicate polite language in a telephone conversation from a digital device.
- Role-play a telephone dialogue on human rights using polite language.
- Match polite telephone conversation expressions with appropriate responses from the cards provided.
- Discuss how to take a message and leave a message during a telephone conversation.

How do we ensure politeness in a telephone conversation?

Moran Skills in English pg. 1
Dictionary
Digital devices
Lesson notes

Observation Oral questions Role play Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Reading
Grammar in Use

Polite Language: Telephone Etiquette
Extensive Reading: Independent Reading
Extensive Reading: Independent Reading
Word Classes: Compound Nouns

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

- Conduct a telephone conversation using polite words and expressions.
- Take and leave messages politely over the phone.
- Value the significance of etiquette in telephone conversations.

The learner is guided to:
- Practice leaving and taking telephone messages over the phone using polite language on a caller card.
- Role-play a telephone conversation on child labour using polite words and phrases.
- Discuss the importance of etiquette in telephone conversations.
- Identify polite words and expressions from a dialogue.

Why should one be polite when speaking over telephone?

Moran Skills in English pg. 2
Class rules
Digital devices
Moran Skills in English pg. 3
Library
Digital devices
Online fiction and non-fiction texts
Moran Skills in English pg. 6
Reading logs
Dictionary
Library
Moran Skills in English pg. 7
Charts
Lesson notes

Oral presentation Observation schedule Debates Checklists Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use
Reading
Reading

Word Classes: Compound Nouns
Intensive Reading: Short Stories
Intensive Reading: Short Stories

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

- Form compound nouns by joining words.
- Use compound nouns in their singular and plural forms correctly.
- Acknowledge the role of compound nouns in effective communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Form compound nouns by joining words from columns A and B, using hyphens where necessary.
- Discuss how compound nouns form their plurals.
- Write the plurals of compound nouns and use them in sentences.
- Complete sentences using the plural forms of compound nouns.
- Make sentences from a substitution table.

How do compound nouns help us to communicate our message?

Moran Skills in English pg. 8
Charts
Digital devices
Word cards
Moran Skills in English pg. 10
Short story text
Digital devices
Moran Skills in English pg. 12
Dictionary
Short story text

Written questions Assessment rubrics Checklists Sentence construction Gap-filling exercises

Writing

Writing Legibly and Neatly

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

- Classify letters according to height differentials.
- Shape letters appropriately in writing.
- Value the importance of legibility in written communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Copy a sentence in their exercise book using neat handwriting and identify difficult letters to shape.
- Write the letters of the alphabet in capital and small letters.
- Group letters according to height differentials.
- Copy texts, ensuring appropriate letter shapes.
- Write dictated sentences legibly and neatly.
- Review what they have written by filling in an assessment table.

Why should one write legibly and neatly?

Moran Skills in English pg. 13
Lined paper
Sample handwriting
Digital devices
Moran Skills in English pg. 15
Sample texts
Assessment checklist

Written exercises Dictation Peer assessment Self-assessment Observation

SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Oral Presentations: Songs

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

- Identify features of songs.
- Use performance techniques when singing songs.
- Appreciate the role of songs in the society.

The learner is guided to:
- Watch recordings of songs from the Kenya drama and music festivals.
- Discuss the performance techniques that make the presentations appealing and make notes.
- Read the song "Our beautiful bride" individually.
- Sing the song to a tune of their choice.
- Identify features of songs in "Our beautiful bride".

How can one improve the presentation of a song to make it interesting?

Moran Skills in English pg. 16
Digital devices
Song recordings
Lesson notes
Moran Skills in English pg. 18
Recording equipment
Performance space

Observation Oral questions Performance assessment Peer review

Reading

Intensive Reading: Simple Poems

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

- Identify the persona in a given poem.
- Identify instances of repetition in a given poem.
- Acknowledge the significance of poetic voice in interpretation.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the poem "Challenges are opportunities" in pairs.
- Identify and discuss the voices in the poem.
- Discuss what information in the poem indicates the voices.
- Practice singing or reciting the poem.
- Recite the poem using gestures, dance, movement, and facial expressions.
- Search for more information about persona from the Internet or books.

How is a poem different from a passage?

Moran Skills in English pg. 19
Poetry books
Digital devices
Daughter of Nature
Moran Skills in English pg. 21
Charts for display

Oral questions Checklists Written questions Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Collective Nouns

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

- Identify collective nouns from a text.
- Categorize collective nouns according to people, animals or things.
- Value the use of appropriate collective nouns in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to an audio text that the teacher will play.
- List the names that refer to groups of people, animals or things in the passage.
- Search for texts that have collective nouns from the Internet or books.
- Read several texts to classmates and list the collective nouns used.
- Read the paragraph "How to innovate" and identify words that refer to groups of people, animals or items.

Why is it important to use collective nouns in communication?

Moran Skills in English pg. 22
Lesson notes
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide

Assessment rubrics Written tests Oral questions Checklists

Grammar in Use
Reading

Word Classes: Collective Nouns
Intensive Reading: Short Story

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

- Use collective nouns in sentences.
- Form the plural of collective nouns.
- Acknowledge the importance of collective nouns in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Classify collective nouns in a table (people, animals, items).
- Discuss how collective nouns form their plurals.
- Provide the plural forms of collective nouns and use them in sentences.
- Write as many correct sentences as possible from a substitution table.
- Fill in blank spaces using the correct collective nouns.
- Construct sentences using singular and plural forms of collective nouns.
- Complete a crossword puzzle using collective nouns.

How do collective nouns form their plurals?

Moran Skills in English pg. 23
Teacher's Guide
Charts
Digital devices
Moran Skills in English pg. 24
Class Readers
Digital devices
Lesson notes

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

Reading
Writing

Intensive Reading: Short Story
Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation

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

- Describe the culture of the people in the short story.
- Compare the setting in the short story to real-life settings.
- Appreciate the differences in culture and setting.

The learner is guided to:
- Study a text or watch a video and identify times of the day/night and places portrayed.
- Discuss which places they have seen or read about that they would like to visit.
- Discuss which times in history they would like to have lived in.
- Note words and phrases that refer to time and culture in the story.
- Compare the places in the short story to their own real-life setting.
- Discuss the culture of the people involved in the story and compare it to their own.

Which times in history would you desire to live?

Moran Skills in English pg. 27
Class readers - Short stories
Digital devices
Moran Skills in English pg. 29
Digital devices
Reference materials
Sample texts

Checklists Oral questions Oral presentation Role play Written questions

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Mechanics of Writing: Punctuation
Listening Comprehension

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

- Use the apostrophe, comma, and capital letters appropriately in composition writing.
- Identify and use brackets correctly in writing.
- Advocate the use of correct punctuation in writing.

The learner is guided to:
- Write a short composition on scientific innovations using capital letters, commas, and apostrophes correctly.
- Assess each other's writing and discuss how the punctuation marks have been used.
- Discuss why a text should be well punctuated.
- Search for more uses of apostrophes and brackets.
- Present news during a school assembly or other functions, reading confidently and using appropriate verbal and non-verbal cues.

How does wrong punctuation affect writing?

Moran Skills in English pg. 31
Digital devices
Reference materials
Sample texts
Moran Skills in English pg. 32
Audio recordings
Lesson notes

Written exercises Sentence construction Editing tasks Peer assessment Observation

POLLUTION

Listening and Speaking

Listening Comprehension

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

- Infer the meanings of unfamiliar words using context clues.
- Relate cause and effect in a listening text.
- Value the role of careful listening in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Complete a table using information from the text on pollution, following key words like "therefore," "because," "as a result."
- Give the meaning of specific words as used in the listening text.
- Construct sentences using the words.
- Make a list of unfamiliar words and practice pronouncing them correctly.
- Look up the meaning of words from an online or printed dictionary.
- Discuss the benefits of listening for details.

Why should we listen keenly?

Moran Skills in English pg. 33
Dictionary
Digital devices
Resource person

Fill in gaps Oral questions Vocabulary exercises Group discussions

Reading

Intensive Reading

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

- Answer questions based on a given text correctly.
- Identify the key events in a passage.
- Appreciate the value of reading to gather information.

The learner is guided to:
- Look at pictures in the passage "Saving River Kabuku" and predict events.
- Read the passage silently to internalize the information.
- Retell the story in their own words.
- Tell peers what they have learned from the story.
- Read the text aloud in turns as they answer oral questions.

How can one improve the way they read?

Moran Skills in English pg. 33
Digital devices
Lesson notes
Teacher's guide
Moran Skills in English pg. 35
Dictionary
Reference materials

Oral questions Checklists Written questions Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Primary Auxiliaries

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

- Identify primary auxiliary verbs in a text.
- Explain the functions of primary auxiliary verbs.
- Value the role of auxiliary verbs in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the passage "Learning a new word."
- Study the words in bold in the first paragraph and determine their functions.
- Discuss the functions of verbs in sentences.
- Note that the verbs be, do, and have are primary auxiliary verbs that can be used both as main verbs and as helping verbs.
- Identify other primary auxiliary verbs from the text.
- Search for information on the functions of primary auxiliary verbs.

What are the functions of verbs in sentences?

Moran Skills in English pg. 37
Digital devices
Reference materials
Sample texts
Moran Skills in English pg. 39
Charts
Reference materials

Written exercises Gap-filling exercises Sentence construction Group work evaluation

Reading

Intensive Reading: Poetry

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

- Identify the aspects of structure in a given poem.
- Recognize recurring patterns in the poem.
- Value the aesthetic quality of poetic structure.

The learner is guided to:
- Read the poem "Hey, stop!" in groups.
- Answer questions based on the poem about the title, persona, audience, and messages.
- Study the poem and identify the number of stanzas, lines per stanza, and rhyming patterns.
- Discuss the meanings of the similes and metaphors identified.
- Search for poems from the Internet or books and identify aspects of structure.

What messages do poems convey?

Moran Skills in English pg. 40
Poetry books
Digital devices
Charts
Moran Skills in English pg. 41
Class noticeboard
Digital devices

Checklists Assessment rubrics Written questions Group presentations

Writing

Paragraphing: Sequencing of Ideas

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

- Identify conjunctions used in a well-formed paragraph.
- Explain the functions of different conjunctions.
- Value the importance of conjunctions in organizing ideas.

The learner is guided to:
- Study words like first, next, then, after that, finally, and, but, because, or.
- Discuss how these words are used in storytelling.
- Read the passage "A health hazard" and identify the conjunctions used.
- Discuss the functions of the conjunctions as used in the paragraph.
- Search for conjunctions used in texts and identify their functions.

Why is it important to use conjunctions in writing?

Moran Skills in English pg. 43
Charts
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Digital devices

Written questions Assessment rubrics Checklists Peer Assessment Oral questions

Writing
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Paragraphing: Sequencing of Ideas
Listening Comprehension: Selective Listening
Listening Comprehension: Selective Listening
Intensive Reading

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

- Use conjunctions to sequence and connect ideas correctly in a paragraph.
- Rearrange sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
- Appreciate the role of conjunctions in communication.

The learner is guided to:
- Find paragraphs from the Internet or books in which conjunctions are used to connect ideas.
- Use conjunctions like "and," "because," "then," "later," "after that," "finally," "but," "so," and "first" to sequence ideas correctly in the text "Creating crafts."
- Use appropriate conjunctions to combine and sequence sentences.
- Rearrange sentences in the text "Where do the bottles go?" to make a logical paragraph using conjunctions.
- Write a short composition on pollution using different conjunctions to sequence ideas.

How can a good paragraph be developed?

Moran Skills in English pg. 45
Digital devices
Crossword puzzles
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 47 
Digital devices 
Audio recordings 
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 48 
Moran - Skills in English pg. 49 
Video clips 
Lesson notes

Written assignments Paragraph construction Peer assessment Composition writing Editing tasks

CONSUMER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reading
Grammar in Use
Grammar in Use

Intensive Reading
Verbs and Tense
Verbs and Tense

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Apply reading strategies to select relevant information from texts. 
- Answer questions based on a given text correctly. 
- Appreciate the importance of reading strategies in enhancing understanding.

The learner is guided to: 
- Read the passage "Know your roles and responsibilities." 
- Answer questions based on the passage. 
- Identify ways to teach people in the community about consumer roles and responsibilities. 
- Underline the main ideas and details in texts provided by the teacher. 
- Exchange work with classmates and review the information identified. 
- Find online and offline texts about consumer roles and responsibilities.

How can you improve your reading?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 50 
Digital devices 
Reference materials 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 52 
Charts 
Moran - Skills in English pg. 53 
Flashcards

Written responses  Oral questions  Peer assessment  Group presentation

Reading
Writing

Intensive Reading: Short story
Paragraphing: Connectors of sequence

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Identify the characters in a short story. 
- Answer direct and inferential questions from a short story. 
- Appreciate the role of reading in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Predict events by focusing on the title and illustrations in the story "Buyer, beware." 
- Read the short story silently. 
- Answer questions based on the story. 
- Name the characters in the story. 
- Identify the character they admire most in the story and explain their answer. 
- Note down the main events in the story and use these events to retell the story.

What should one look for when reading a story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 55 
Reference books 
Digital devices 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 56 
Character trait charts 
Lesson notes 
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 59 
Charts 
Reference books

Written responses  Oral presentations  Peer assessment  Observation

Writing
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Paragraphing: Connectors of sequence
Pronunciation
Pronunciation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Sequence ideas in a given paragraph. 
- Write paragraphs using connectors of sequence. 
- Appreciate the use of idea connectors for clarity in communication.

The learner is guided to: 
- Write paragraphs on consumer roles and responsibilities using connectors of sequence. 
- Take turns reading paragraphs aloud and discussing the use of connectors. 
- Edit paragraphs in pairs and correct any errors. 
- Sequence given ideas to create a sensible paragraph using appropriate connectors. 
- Write a paragraph about buying a school bag using connectors of sequence. 
- Explain how the use of connectors has helped to communicate clearly.

What is the importance of a well-developed paragraph?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 60 
Manila paper 
Charts 
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 62 
Audio recordings 
Digital devices 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 64 
Text with marked stress 

Written compositions  Peer assessment  Observation  Presentation

RELATIONSHIPS: PEERS

Reading
Reading
Grammar in Use
Grammar in Use

Study Skills: Reference materials
Word Classes: Adjectives
Word Classes: Adjectives

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Explain the purpose of different reference materials. 
- Select relevant reference materials for varied tasks. 
- Value the role of reference materials in learning.

The learner is guided to: 
- Read the passage "Positive peer relationships." 
- Answer questions based on the passage. 
- Examine a sample text from a reference material and identify the type of reference material it is likely to be found in. 
- Select and read texts from books and the Internet on peer relationships. 
- Pick out various unfamiliar words and check their meaning and spelling in a dictionary. 
- Select appropriate reference materials for different tasks.

What is the importance of reference materials?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 66 
Dictionary 
Thesaurus 
Encyclopedia 
Digital devices 
Reference books
Moran - Skills in English pg. 67 
Moran - Skills in English pg. 69 
Charts 
Lesson notes 
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 70 
Crossword puzzles 
Lesson notes

Written exercises  Oral questions  Observation  Group work

Reading
Writing

Intensive Reading: Short story
Functional Writing: Apology Letters

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Identify dialogue and repetition in a short story. 
- Explain the importance of repetition and dialogue in a short story. 
- Value the role of stylistic devices in fiction writing.

The learner is guided to: 
- Read the short story "A memorable adventure." 
- Answer questions based on the story. 
- Compare and contrast their own experiences with those of the characters in the short story. 
- Take turns to retell the events in the story. 
- Identify the use of dialogue in the short story and discuss the messages in the dialogues. 
- Identify words and phrases that are repeated in the story.

What makes stories interesting to read?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 71 
Reference books 
Digital devices 
Lesson notes 
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 73 
Role-play scripts 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 74 
Sample letters 
Audio recordings 

Written responses  Oral presentations  Group discussions  Role play

Writing
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Functional Writing: Apology Letters
Conversational Skills: Disagreeing Politely
Conversational Skills: Disagreeing Politely

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

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

How can an apology letter resolve a conflict?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 75 
Sample letters 
Digital devices 
Assessment guide 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 78 
Video recordings 
Pictures 
Moran - Skills in English pg. 79 
Dialogue scripts 

Written letters  Peer assessment  Self-assessment  Group discussions

REHABILITATION

Reading
Reading
Grammar in Use

Reading Fluency: Poem
Word Classes: Adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
 
- Identify techniques of reading fast. 
- Preview a text to understand its main idea. 
- Value the importance of previewing in reading.

The learner is guided to: 
- Explain to a classmate how to read a text quickly. 
- Preview the text "Achieving fluency in reading" by reading the title, studying the picture, and skimming through to find the main idea. 
- Scan through the text to find new words. 
- Based on the previewing activity, predict what the text is about. 
- Read the text "Achieving fluency in reading." 
- Discuss why readers should read at the right speed. 
- Identify ways of reading fast.

Why should we display appropriate expressions when reading a text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 80 
Reference books 
Digital devices 
Lesson notes 
Dictionary
Moran - Skills in English pg. 82 
Poem texts 
Dictionary 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 84 
Video recordings 

Observation  Oral reading  Question and answer  Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Reading
Reading
Writing

Word Classes: Adverbs
Intensive Reading: Short story
Intensive Reading: Short story
Mechanics of Writing

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

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

How can we improve our use of adverbs in communication?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 85 
Crossword puzzles 
Digital devices 
Charts 
Reference books
Moran - Skills in English pg. 87 
Reference books 
Lesson notes 
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 88 
Graphic organizers 
Moran - Skills in English pg. 90 
Dictionary 
Word lists 
Lesson notes

Crossword puzzles  Written exercises  Oral presentations  Observation

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Mechanics of Writing
Listening for Detail

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

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

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

Moran - Skills in English pg. 92 
Dictionary 
Digital devices 
Reference books 
Lesson notes
Moran - Skills in English pg. 95
Audio recording on wildlife
Digital devices
Teacher's guide

Written paragraphs  Chart creation  Spelling tests  Peer assessment

NATURAL RESOURCES: WILDLIFE

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Reading
Grammar in Use

Listening for Detail
Intensive Reading: Visuals
Intensive Reading: Visuals
Word Classes: Pronouns

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

- Identify specific details in a listening text on wildlife
- Respond accurately to questions based on the listening text
- Value the importance of listening for specific information

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a passage "A happy song" read by the teacher
- Outline the main ideas in the passage
- Take turns to discuss and answer questions about the passage
- Discuss the importance of listening attentively
- Tell a classmate why it is important to listen for detail

Why is it important to listen for specific details?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 95
Audio recording
Digital devices
Teacher's guide
Passage "A happy song"
Pictures of wildlife
Reference materials
Posters
Charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 97
Visuals on wildlife
Charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 101
Poem "When there is no one to help"

Oral questions Written responses Peer assessment Listening comprehension exercises

Grammar in Use
Reading
Reading

Word Classes: Pronouns
Intensive Reading: Short story
Intensive Reading: Short story

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

- Identify reflexive pronouns correctly
- Use reflexive pronouns in sentences correctly
- Show respect for correct usage of pronouns in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Study a chart displaying indefinite and reflexive pronouns
- Complete sentences using appropriate indefinite pronouns
- Construct sentences using indefinite pronouns from a substitution table
- Fill in gaps using correct reflexive pronouns
- Construct sentences using reflexive pronouns from a substitution table
- Use charts to explain differences between indefinite and reflexive pronouns

How do we use reflexive pronouns correctly?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 102
Charts on pronouns
Digital devices
Substitution tables
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 104
Short story "Touring the wild"
Reference materials
Moran - Skills in English pg. 106
Charts
PowerPoint presentation

Sentence construction Gap filling exercises Group discussions Peer assessment Oral questions

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Composition Writing
Listening and Responding: Oral Narratives - Myths

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

- Identify the steps in the writing process
- Plan a dialogue on a given topic
- Appreciate the importance of the writing process in enhancing clear communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read the dialogue "At the museum"
- Identify the features of the dialogue
- Suggest topics related to wildlife for writing
- Search for information on the topic from the Internet or books
- Discuss the importance of planning before writing
- Explain how to make writing clear and interesting

How can a good dialogue be written?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 107
Sample dialogues
Digital devices
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 108
Assessment checklist
Reference materials
Moran - Skills in English pg. 111
Audio recordings
Video recordings
Myth "How Wechakhulia Hill was formed"

Written dialogues Peer assessment Oral presentations Group discussions Writing process evaluation

TOURISM: DOMESTIC

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Reading

Listening and Responding: Oral Narratives - Myths
Intensive Reading: Poem
Intensive Reading: Poem

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

- Relate the characters in a myth to real life
- Retell a myth using appropriate verbal and non-verbal cues
- Value the importance of myths in preserving cultural heritage

The learner is guided to:
- Take turns to retell the story they listened to, ensuring events are in correct order
- Search from the Internet for a video recording of a myth, watch it and narrate key events
- Identify the characters in the myth
- Discuss the consequences of characters' behaviors in the story
- Explain moral lessons learned in the myth
- Identify alternative statements characters could have made

Why are oral narratives important in society?

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

Oral presentations Narration skills assessment Peer assessment Written reflections Group discussions

Grammar in Use
Reading
Reading

Word Classes: Simple prepositions
Intensive Reading: Poetry
Intensive Reading: Poetry

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

- Identify prepositions of position, time and place correctly
- Use prepositions of position correctly in sentences
- Appreciate the role of prepositions of position in communication

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

How do we show where somebody or something is?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 116
Pictures showing positions
Digital devices
Charts
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 117
Newspapers
Magazines
Crossword puzzles
Moran - Skills in English pg. 118
Poem "We won't let you!"
Moran - Skills in English pg. 119
Poems "You lied to me" and "Trembling in magic"

Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Oral questions Written exercises Group discussions

Writing

Assessment of writing

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

- Identify errors in an essay written by self or peers
- Suggest corrections for identified errors
- Value the importance of assessment in improving writing

The learner is guided to:
- Read the composition "The visit of my life"
- Identify errors in the composition using the guidelines in a provided table
- List the errors identified
- Rewrite the composition, correcting the errors
- Identify errors in compositions provided by the teacher
- Rewrite the compositions, correcting the errors

How does a text with errors make you feel? What are some of the common mistakes we make in our writing?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 121
Sample composition "The visit of my life"
Assessment guidelines
Digital devices
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 122
Sample compositions

Error identification Editing exercises Peer assessment Rewriting exercises Self-assessment

HEROES AND HEROINES: AFRICA

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Reading
Reading

Pronunciation: Sounds Vowels
Stressed and unstressed words
Extensive Reading: Grade appropriate fiction Materials - Characters
Extensive Reading: Grade appropriate fiction Materials - Characters

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

- Identify words with vowels /ɑː/ /зː/ and the consonant /tʃ/ /dʒ/ from a sample text
- Pronounce the vowels /ɑː/ /зː/ and the consonants /tʃ/ /dʒ/ correctly
- Value correct pronunciation in communication

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

Why are some words said with greater force than others?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 124
Audio recordings
Digital devices
Charts
Word lists
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 125
Poem "If I knew"
Charts with stressed and unstressed words
Moran - Skills in English pg. 127
Passage "African heroes and heroines"
Reference materials
Character trait charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 129
Dictionaries

Pronunciation exercises Oral presentations Listening activities Group discussions Sound identification exercises

Grammar in Use
Reading

Word Classes: Conjunctions
Intensive Reading: Similes and metaphors

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

- Identify the listed conjunctions from a group of words
- Use the conjunctions because, that, when, if, unless, and since correctly in sentences
- Value the correct use of conjunctions in communication

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

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

Moran - Skills in English pg. 130
Passage about African heroes
Poem "If you knew"
Songs
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 132
Reference materials
Crossword puzzles
Moran - Skills in English pg. 133
Short story "Finding a hero"
Dictionaries

Conjunction identification Sentence construction Oral presentations Written exercises Group discussions

Reading
Writing
Writing

Intensive Reading: Similes and metaphors
Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions
Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions

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

- Explain the similes and metaphors used in the short story
- Relate the use of similes and metaphors to real life situations
- Appreciate how similes and metaphors enhance understanding in texts

The learner is guided to:
- List familiar similes and metaphors
- Use listed similes and metaphors to construct sentences about African heroes and heroines
- Discuss how to use similes and metaphors in a narrative composition
- Explain similes and metaphors identified in the story in a table
- Discuss the meaning of each simile or metaphor
- Discuss the importance of similes and metaphors used in the story

Why should short stories be read? How can one write a short story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 134
Short story "Finding a hero"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Charts with similes and metaphors
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 136
Story "Beyond achievements"
Planning templates
Moran - Skills in English pg. 138
Posters
Assessment checklists

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

ART

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Oral Presentations
Study Skills: Note Making

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

- Identify the items in the format of a speech
- Present a written speech using effective speaking skills
- Acknowledge the importance of good speaking skills for effective communication

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

How can you make a speech presentation interesting?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 140
Audio recordings
Digital devices
Sample speeches
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 141
Assessment checklists
Moran - Skills in English pg. 142
Text "Creative careers"
Note making templates

Oral presentations Format identification Observation Question and answer Group discussions

Reading
Grammar in Use
Grammar in Use
Reading

Study Skills: Note Making
Word Classes: Determiners
Word Classes: Quantifiers
Intensive Reading: Short story

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

- Make notes on the margin and space letters, words and sentences correctly
- Rewrite or re-read notes and reorganize into categories
- Appreciate the role of note making in comprehension

The learner is guided to:
- Identify verbal signposts in the text "Creative careers"
- Study the notes in the right column of a table made from the text
- Identify abbreviations in the notes and their meanings
- Carry out steps with a printed copy of the passage such as circling key points, making notes on the margin, paraphrasing, creating abbreviations
- Write down repeated ideas in the text
- Reread the notes and key points marked in the passage
- Write a clean copy of notes while organizing ideas

How do we determine what to include in our notes during note making?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 144
Text "Creative careers"
Digital devices
Note taking templates
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 146
Pictures showing demonstrative use
Text "Talented Brothers"
Charts with demonstratives
Moran - Skills in English pg. 148
Text "Art in my life"
Charts with quantifiers
Real objects for demonstration
Moran - Skills in English pg. 151
Story "Loiyangalani Art Exhibition"
Event sequence charts

Note organization exercise Abbreviation identification Written exercises Peer review Group discussions

Reading
Writing

Intensive Reading: Short story
Functional Writing: Thank you notes and Congratulatory notes

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

- Identify the setting in the short story
- Analyze how setting contributes to story development
- Appreciate the importance of setting in fiction

The learner is guided to:
- Make a diagram highlighting main events of a story read
- Discuss types of art to include in a school exhibition
- Plan time at an exhibition with many things to view but limited time
- Relate events in the story to own life or lives of people known
- Search for the meaning of "setting"
- Reread the story and discuss the setting using guiding questions
- Talk about why the setting of the story is important to readers

Why is the setting of a story important to the reader?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 152
Story "Loiyangalani Art Exhibition"
Digital devices
Setting analysis charts
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 154
Sample thank you notes
Note templates

Setting analysis Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions Story analysis

Writing
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Functional Writing: Thank you notes and Congratulatory notes
Conversational Skills: interviews
Conversational Skills: interviews
Extensive Reading: Non-fiction

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

- Write a congratulatory note correctly
- Critique thank you notes and congratulatory notes for correctness and relevance
- Value the importance of expressing appreciation in writing

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

Why should one write how they feel about something?

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

Note writing Peer assessment Gallery walk Written exercises Group discussions

CHOOSING A CAREER

Reading
Grammar in Use
Grammar in Use

Extensive Reading: Non-fiction
Word Classes: Adverbs
Word Classes: Adverbs

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

- Read grade appropriate materials for lifelong learning
- Recommend to peers suitable non-fiction materials to read
- Appreciate the importance of reading widely

The learner is guided to:
- Read texts identified in previous lesson
- Note key points in each text
- Explain to classmates what they have read
- Identify unfamiliar words in the texts
- Use dictionary or Internet to look up meanings of unfamiliar words
- Use the words to make sentences
- Match words with similar meanings
- Use dictionary or Internet to look up meanings of words
- Discuss the importance of reading for information

Why should one read widely?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 159
Non-fiction texts
Digital devices
Dictionaries
Reference materials
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 161
Newspapers
Magazines
Moran - Skills in English pg. 162
Posters and charts
Gap filling exercises

Reading comprehension Vocabulary exercises Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Reading
Writing

Intensive Reading: Lessons Learnt
Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes

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

- Identify the lessons learnt in a short story
- Explain what the lesson means to learners
- Value the importance of lessons in stories

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

How can you derive lessons from a short story?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 164
Short story "A career talk"
Digital devices
Reference materials
Lesson analysis charts
Teacher's guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 165
Recorded stories
Moran - Skills in English pg. 167
Texts with prefixes and suffixes
Word lists

Lesson identification Character analysis Written exercises Oral presentations Group discussions

Writing
Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes
Listening to Respond: Attitude
Listening to Respond: Attitude

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

- Use prefixes and suffixes correctly in sentences
- Infer the meaning of a word from its prefix or suffix
- Acknowledge the influence of prefixes and suffixes on meaning and formation of words

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

How can word parts help us understand new words?

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

Gap filling exercises Sentence construction Dictation exercises Written exercises Group discussions

MODERN FASHION

Reading
Reading
Grammar in Use
Grammar in Use

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs

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

- Identify mental images in a text correctly
- Use contextual clues to infer information in a text
- Acknowledge the role of comprehension in effective communication

The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, read the passage "Tastes and trends"
- Take turns to read aloud the passage and answer questions based on it
- Identify sentences that help create mental images about characters, places and events
- Draw pictures to illustrate the events in the story
- Present the pictures on charts and display them on classroom walls

What do you remember most after reading a text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 171
Pictures
Charts
Manila papers
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 172
Dictionary
Digital devices
Charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 174
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 175
Digital or print dictionaries
Sentence strips

Written questions Oral questions Drawings Observation

Reading
Writing

Short Story: Characters
The Writing Process

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

- Identify the characters in a given short story
- Describe the traits of a given character in a fictional text
- Recognize the role of characters in a short story

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

What qualities do you admire in people?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 177
Short story
Character charts
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 179
Role-play scripts
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 180
Sample dialogues
Manila papers

Oral questions Written exercises Character analysis Peer assessment

Writing
Listening and Speaking

The Writing Process
Extensive Listening: Poems

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

- Plan a dialogue using prewriting techniques
- Create a dialogue on a given topic
- Acknowledge the value of a well-written dialogue

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

Why should one write a dialogue?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 181
Assessment checklist
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 183
Audio recordings of poems

Dialogue writing Peer assessment Portfolio assessment Assessment rubrics

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Listening and Speaking

Extensive Listening: Poems

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

- Discuss features of performance that make recitation of poems interesting
- Recite poems using appropriate techniques of performance
- Value the role of poems in communicating consumer protection issues

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

How can you improve the presentation of a poem?

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

Oral presentations Recordings Peer assessment Assessment rubrics

Reading

Intensive Reading: Comprehension Strategies

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

- Select required information from a text
- Identify key points in a passage
- Acknowledge the importance of comprehension in life

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

How do you identify the key points in a text?

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

Written questions Oral questions Group discussions Observation

Grammar in Use

Word Classes: Compound Sentences

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

- Identify compound sentences from texts
- Identify coordinating conjunctions used in compound sentences
- Appreciate the usage of compound sentences in communication

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

Why do we join sentences?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 187
Grammar books
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 188
Assessment checklist
Sentence strips

Written exercises Identification tasks Oral reading Observation

Reading

Short Story: Style

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

- Identify personification and flashback in a short story
- Read and retell a short story
- Appreciate the creative use of language in short stories

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

How does a writer make a story interesting?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 189
Short story
Pictures
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 191
Notes on style
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide

Oral retelling Written questions Reading aloud Peer assessment

Writing

Creative Narrative Composition: Idioms

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

- Explain the meaning of specified idioms in context
- Identify idioms in a text
- Acknowledge the value of idioms in spoken and written communication

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

What makes a story outstanding?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 192
Text with idioms
Dictionary
Digital devices

Oral questions Identification tasks Written exercises Group discussions

Writing
Listening and Speaking

Creative Narrative Composition: Idioms
Pronunciation and Intonation

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

- Compose a narrative composition using specified idioms
- Review narrative compositions for correctness
- Value the use of idioms in enhancing communication

The learner is guided to:
- Write a composition on any subject relating to consumer protection using provided idioms
- In groups, share compositions
- Review one another's work using a provided checklist
- In groups, play a language game on constructing sentences using idioms
- Write a final draft of the narrative composition using idioms correctly

How can we improve our writing skills?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 193
Assessment checklist
Sample idioms
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 195
Audio dictionary
Word lists

Composition writing Peer assessment Language games Assessment rubrics

SPORTS: OLYMPICS

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Pronunciation and Intonation
Study Skills

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

- Use the correct intonation in declarative and exclamatory sentences
- Distinguish between rising and falling intonation
- Value the role of intonation in expressing meaning

The learner is guided to:
- Practise reading words with silent letters in pairs
- Read sentences aloud and pronounce words with silent letters correctly
- Observe the difference between first and second readings of sentences
- Practise reading a sentence aloud to show different emotions (surprise, excitement, matter of fact)
- Listen as the teacher reads sentences and indicate whether falling or rising intonation is used
- In pairs, practise reading sentences using the correct intonation

What are some of the words with silent letters?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 196
Sentence strips
Digital recordings
Lesson notes
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 197
Descriptive text
Note-making templates
Digital devices

Oral reading Intonation exercises Peer assessment Observation

Reading
Grammar in Use

Study Skills
Sentences: Active and Passive Voice

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

- Identify the steps to follow when summarizing a text
- Summarize a descriptive text in a paragraph of stated number of words
- Acknowledge the role of summarizing in learning

The learner is guided to:
- Write a suitable title for the list of key points made
- Reread a descriptive text about the Olympics
- Write the main points identified in a numbered list
- Create a summary paragraph using notes made
- Check summary for accuracy
- Review and edit paragraphs
- Write the final copy of the summary
- Read texts provided by the teacher, make notes and write summaries

How can key points be identified in a text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 200
Descriptive text
Summary samples
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 201
Sentence strips
Grammar books
Digital devices

Summary writing Peer assessment Paragraph writing Assessment rubrics

Grammar in Use

Sentences: Active and Passive Voice

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

- Transform sentences from active to passive voice and vice versa
- Construct sentences in active and passive voice
- Value the use of active and passive voice in enhancing communication

The learner is guided to:
- With a classmate, change sentences from active voice to passive voice
- Change sentences from passive voice to active voice
- In groups, construct sentences in active voice and passive voice on events in the Olympics
- Display sentences on a chart in class gallery for peer review
- Search from the Internet or books for more sentences in active and passive voice

How can one tell the doer and the receiver of an action in a sentence?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 202
Charts
Digital devices
Grammar books
Teacher's Guide

Sentence transformation Sentence construction Peer assessment Group work

Reading

Extensive reading: Short story

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

- Identify the ideas in the short story
- Relate the ideas from the short story to real life experiences
- Acknowledge the value of short stories in reflecting social issues

The learner is guided to:
- Study the picture in the story "The entire world was watching"
- Describe what is taking place in the picture
- Read the story "The entire world was watching"
- Answer questions based on the story
- Identify the ideas brought out in the story
- In pairs, discuss the events in the story
- List and discuss characters mentioned in the story

Where does a writer get what to write about?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 203
Short story
Pictures
Digital devices
Moran - Skills in English pg. 205
Analysis tables
Recording devices
Digital devices
Teacher's Guide

Oral questions Written exercises Group discussions Observation

Writing

Creative Writing: Descriptive Writing

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

- Identify words and expressions for describing people, places and events
- Create a response using descriptive language
- Acknowledge the role of descriptive language in enhancing communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read a given conversation and create a response
- Read the passage "Olympics injuries"
- Reread the first paragraph, paying attention to descriptive words
- Copy paragraphs from the passage and underline descriptive words and sentences
- Identify words and expressions used to describe people, places or events
- Read a passage about accidents during the Olympics and underline descriptive words and sentences

Which words or expressions do we use to describe things, events or people?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 206
Descriptive passages
Digital devices
Dictionary
Charts
Moran - Skills in English pg. 207
Videos of sporting events
Assessment checklist
Teacher's Guide

Identification tasks Written exercises Group discussions Observation

TOURIST ATTRACTION SITES: AFRICA

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking

Oral Reports: Events

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

- Identify the items in the format of an oral report
- Present a written report using effective speaking skills
- Acknowledge the importance of oral reports in communication

The learner is guided to:
- In pairs, plan a presentation about a tourist attraction site in Africa
- Study pictures provided by the teacher
- In pairs, discuss the activities taking place in the pictures
- In pairs, discuss the correct sequence of the pictures
- In groups, discuss experiences during a visit to a tourist attraction site
- Retell the events that took place during the visit in the correct order

How can you make your presentation convincing?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 209
Pictures
Digital devices
Charts
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 210
Feedback table
Sample oral reports

Oral presentations Picture sequencing Group discussions Observation

Reading

Reading Fluency

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

- Outline reading fluency aspects and strategies observed while reading aloud
- Identify methods one can use to read more fluently
- Appreciate the importance of reading fluently

The learner is guided to:
- Time themselves as they read a paragraph from a text
- In groups, talk about reading fluency features such as accuracy, speed, and reading with expression
- Discuss findings with another group in the class
- In groups, identify methods one can use to read more fluently
- Find a text about tourist attraction sites in Africa and read it aloud
- Outline the reading fluency aspects and strategies used while reading
- Display reading fluency aspects on a chart

What emotions or feelings can we display when reading a text?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 211
Reading texts
Stopwatch/timer
Charts
Digital devices

Oral reading Timing exercises Group discussions Chart displays

Reading
Grammar in Use

Reading Fluency
Types of Sentences: Interrogative sentences

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

- Read texts accurately, with expression and at the right speed
- Apply fluency strategies when reading a text
- Value the significance of poems in communication

The learner is guided to:
- Preview the story "Tourist attraction sites"
- Skim through the text by reading the title and first sentence of every paragraph to get the main idea
- Scan through the text to find characters
- Read the story aloud, ignoring unfamiliar words
- Answer questions based on the story
- Read and recite the text "The wonders of Africa" in groups
- Discuss emotions and feelings displayed when reading the text
- Search from the Internet or in books for stories and poems on tourist attraction sites in Africa and read them aloud

Why should we read a text at the right speed?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 212
Stories and poems
Digital devices
Reading passages
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 215
Text with questions
Dialogue
Charts

Oral reading Group recitation Written questions Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Reading

Types of Sentences: Interrogative sentences
Poems

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

- Use interrogative sentences and question tags in varied contexts
- Form different types of interrogatives correctly
- Value the role of questions in enhancing communication

The learner is guided to:
- Read more texts from the Internet or books on tourist attraction sites in Africa to identify WH-questions, Yes/No questions, alternative questions, and question tags
- Compare findings with classmates
- Write a short dialogue using different types of interrogative sentences and question tags
- Display interrogative sentences and question tags on a diagram
- Search from the Internet and in books for more examples of question tags and interrogative sentences
- In groups, plan and present a role-play using interrogative sentences to ask about tourist attraction sites in Africa

How do we answer questions?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 217
Diagrams
Digital devices
Dialogue samples
Teacher's Guide
Moran - Skills in English pg. 219
Poem texts
Lesson notes

Dialogue writing Role play Diagram completion Peer assessment

Reading
Writing
Writing

Poems
Functional Writing: Personal Journals
Functional Writing: Personal Journals

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

- Match words with their meanings from the poem
- Identify lessons from the poem
- Recognize the role of poems in lifelong learning

The learner is guided to:
- Copy and match words from the poem with their meanings
- Find words or phrases in a stanza of the poem that describe people or things that pollute River Nile
- Complete words with missing letters from the poem
- Use complete words in sentences
- In groups, discuss what the poem teaches about the dangers of pollution, benefits of a river to the environment, and the importance of having a goal
- Point out lessons brought out through relationships between characters in the poem
- Present work in posters and display on noticeboards

Which lessons have you learnt from poems before?

Moran - Skills in English pg. 220
Vocabulary matching exercises
Posters
Digital devices
Word cards
Moran - Skills in English pg. 221
Sample journals
Charts
Teacher's Guide
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