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1

Reporting

2 1
STUDY SKILLS
Silent reading skills 1
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Determine whether or not they lip-read or sub-vocalize
Read without moving the lips or sub-vocalizing
Reading
Chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 3-4
Teachers guide page 4-5
2 2
GRAMMAR
Common and proper Nouns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Distinguish between common and proper nouns
Use common and proper nouns correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page6-7
Teachers guide page 7
2 3-4
WRITING
STUDY SKILLS
Handwriting
Silent reading skills 2
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Appreciate the importance of writing neatly
Write neatly and legibly

Appreciate the need to develop good silent reading skills
Read silently without moving the head or pointing at words
Writing
discussion
Reading silently
Chalkboard
Sample of good handwriting
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 7-9
Teachers guide page 8-9
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 11-12
Teachers guide page12
3 1
READING
Comprehension The Sick Man
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the passage and answer questions on the passage correctly.
Appreciate the need to shun corruption.
Reading comprehension
Chalkboard
Anti-corruption posters
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 12
Teachers guide page 13-14
A good English dictionary
3 2
GRAMMAR
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Recognize abstract nouns
Recognize concrete nouns
Form abstract nouns from other word classes
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 14-15
Teachers guide page 15
3 3-4
WRITING
READING
Commonly Misspelt Words
Comprehension Mlafi and Ndele
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the commonly misspelt words.
Learn to spell the commonly misspelt words correctly


Read and answer questions on the passage correctly.
Appreciate the need to show gratitude.
Infer meaning of the new words used
Writing
discussion
Reading comprehension
Chalkboard
Sample
Pre-reading activities
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 16
Teachers guide page 17
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 21-23
Teachers guide page 22-23
A good English dictionary
4 1
GRAMMAR
Count and Non-count Nouns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Distinguish between count and non-count nouns.
Master spelling rules for count nouns.
Use count and non-count nouns correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 23-25
Teachers guide page 24-25
4 2
WRITING
Writing Narratives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the features of narrative writing.
Write a narrative.
Use vocabulary and sentence structures correctly.
Write neatly and legibly
Writing
discussion
Chalkboard
Sample
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 25-26
Teachers guide page 26
4 3-4
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STUDY SKILLS
Pronunciation of vowel sounds /u/ and /u:/ , // and //
Reading Aloud 2
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Listen and talk about their future careers using correct English
Pronounce the sounds given correctly.

Use their voices to emphasize important ideas during oral reading.
Reading audibly to an audience.
Vary the tone of voice.
reading
Reading
chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 27
Teachers guide page 27
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 28-29
Teachers guide page 27
5 1
READING
Comprehension Relating with Parents
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read and answer questions on the passage correctly.
Appreciate the need to relate well with parents and guardians.
Infer meaning of the new words used
Reading comprehension
Pre-reading activities
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 29-31
Teachers guide page 29-30
A good English dictionary
5 2
GRAMMAR
Articles
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use the definite and indefinite articles correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 31-33
Teachers guide page 30-31
5 3-4
WRITING
STUDY SKILLS
Use of a comma
Speed Reading
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use commas correctly in writing.
Writing a composition that is free of grammatical and punctuation errors.
Write neatly and legibly
lesson, :
Appreciate the need to vary reading rate depending on purpose for reading.
Read in word groups instead of individual words.
Writing
discussion
Reading
Chalkboard
Sample
Chalkboard
Excelling in English Book 1 students book Page 33-35
Teachers guide page 31-32
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 38-41
Teachers guide page 34-35
6

midterm break

7 1
READING
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Comprehension What about this Child?
Commonly Confused Words
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read and answer questions on the passage correctly.
Appreciate and shun the evils of child labour
Recognize children
Reading comprehension
Pre-reading activities
Chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 41-42
Teachers guide page 36-37
A good English dictionary
7 2
READING
Comprehension Alfred Nobel-A Man of Contrasts
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read and answer questions on the passage correctly.
Appreciate the need to change the world for the better.
Infer meaning of the new words used
Reading comprehension
Pre-reading activities
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 49-50
Teachers guide page 44
A good English dictionary
7 3
GRAMMAR
Verbs
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Learn and use verbs correctly.
Distinguish between action and stative verbs.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 50-54
Teachers guide page 45
7 3-4
GRAMMAR
WRITING
Verbs
Building Sentence Skills
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Learn and use verbs correctly.
Distinguish between action and stative verbs.

Recognize various types of sentence construction errors
Write properly constructed sentences.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Writing
discussion
Dictionary
Chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 50-54
Teachers guide page 45
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page54-55
Teachers guide page 47-48
8 1
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Problematic Sounds
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Pronounce the sounds /l/, /r/, /t/ and /d/ correctly.
Identify other sounds they find problematic.
Reading
chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 56-57
Teachers guide page 49
8 2
STUDY SKILLS
Using a Dictionary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Familiarize themselves with the alphabetic order of words in a dictionary.
Look up words easily in a dictionary
Use a dictionary effectively.
Discussion
English dictionary
Chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 57-58
Teachers guide page 50
8 3-4
READING
GRAMMAR
Comprehension Gender Violence and HIV/Aids
The Simple Past Tense 1
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read and answer questions on the passage correctly.
Explain the connection between gender&violence


Distinguish between regular and irregular verbs in the past tense.
Form the past tense of regular verbs
Use the past tense of regular verbs correctly.
Reading comprehension
Discussing

Writing sentences
Chalkboard
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 58-59
Teachers guide page 51
A good English dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 60-62
Teachers guide page52-54
9 1
WRITING
Diaries and Informal Letters
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Appreciate the need of keeping a diary.
Make entries in a diary.
Use different formats of addresses in informal letter
Writing
discussion
Chalkboard
Sample
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page62-64
Teachers guide page 55-56
9 2
Grammar
The simple past tense 2
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Distinguish the irregular verbs from regular verbs
Explain the formation of the simple past tense of irregular verbs
Use the irregular verbs correctly in sentences
Teacher explanation
Discussion
writing
Chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 62

Teachers guide page54
9 3-4
Grammar
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STUDY SKILLS
The simple past tense 2
Debate
Using the dictionary 2
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Distinguish the irregular verbs from regular verbs
Explain the formation of the simple past tense of irregular verbs
Use the irregular verbs correctly in sentences


Appreciate the importance of having debating skills.
Acquire debating skills.
Participate in debates.
Teacher explanation
Discussion
writing
Discussion
Chalkboard
Chalkboard
English dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 62

Teachers guide page54
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 66-67
Teachers guide page 57-58
10 1
GRAMMAR
The Continuous Aspect
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Master spelling rules of present and past participle verbs.
Use the continuous and the perfect aspects correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page70-73
Teachers guide page 61-62
10 2
GRAMMAR
The Continuous Aspect
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Master spelling rules of present and past participle verbs.
Use the continuous and the perfect aspects correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page70-73
Teachers guide page 61-62
10 3-4
WRITING
GRAMMAR
Informal letters
Adjectives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the different parts of an informal letter.
Write informal letters correctly.
Write neatly and legibly
Use vocabulary and sentence structures correctly.

Identify adjectives
Use adjectives correctly.
Writing
discussion
Discussing

Writing sentences
Chalkboard
Sample informal letters
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 73-75
Teachers guide page 63-64
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 82-84
Teachers guide page 68-69
11 1
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Dialogue on drug abuse
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Read the dialogue interpretively
Answer oral comprehension questions correctly.
Appreciate the harmful effects of drug abuse.
Discussion
Chalkboard
Pictures related to drugs
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 88
Teachers guide page 72
11 2
GRAMMAR
Gradable and non-gradable Adjectives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Mark gradability in adjectives in various ways
Distinguish between gradable and non-gradable adjectives.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 92-95
Teachers guide page 76-77
11 3-4
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STUDY SKILLS
Pronunciation of /tf/ , /k/ and /f/
Taking Notes
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Pronounce the sounds /tf/, /k/, and /f/ correctly.
Identify other sounds they find problematic.

Take notes from a sample news bulletin read by the teacher
Write the notes neatly
Reading

Writing
chalkboard
Chalkboard
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 99-100
Teachers guide

Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 100
Teachers guide
12 1
GRAMMAR
Adverbs
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the various types of adverbs
Use adverbs correctly in sentences.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 102-104
Teachers guide
12 2
GRAMMAR
Adverbs
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the various types of adverbs
Use adverbs correctly in sentences.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 102-104
Teachers guide
12 3-4
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STUDY SKILLS
GRAMMAR
Dictation
Studying a play
Prepositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Write down the passage read out by the teacher correctly
Explain what one needs in order to write a good dictation

Recognize prepositions
Prepositions in sentences correctly.
Listening
Writing
Discussing

Writing sentences
chalkboard
Samples of plays
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 106
Teachers guide
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 110-112
Teachers guide
13 1
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Etiquette: Good manners
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List five things that are an expression of good manners
Identify the four pillars of etiquette
Identify actions, behavior and words which express good manners in a given conversation
Speaking
Roleplaying
Chalkboard
Sample conversations
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 115-117
Teachers guide
13 2
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Non-verbal Cues that Enhance listening and Speaking
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the polite ways of communicating without words
Identify examples of body language evident in a given poem
Reading
Writing
Discussion
Chalkboard
Samples of poems
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 124
Teachers guide
13 3
GRAMMAR
Noun Phrases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use noun phrases correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 128-128
Teachers guide page 30-31
13 3-4
GRAMMAR
Noun Phrases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use noun phrases correctly.
Discussing

Writing sentences
Dictionary
Secondary English Book 1 students book Page 128-128
Teachers guide page 30-31
14

End term exams and closing


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