JSS1 Second Term English Language Lesson Note – Speech work: Introduction to speech

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WEEK 1

Speech work: Introduction to speech (production of vowel and consonant sounds)

Structure: Parts of speech – Nouns (Features/functions of nouns in a given passage);

Comprehension/vocabulary Development: Reading and writing Skill (developing reading and writing skills);

Composition: Writing Outline, (Arrangement of outline in a logical sequence);

Literature: Introduction to Literature (Functions/Purpose). NOSEC page 9

ASPECT: Speech work

TOPIC: Introduction to speech (Organs of Speech)

CONTENT:

The organs of speech are the parts of human body used in speech production. The organs of speech include: lungs, vocal cords, trachea, larynx, the velum, soft palate, hard palate, alveolar ridge, nasal cavity, teeth, lips and the tongue.

The process of speech production starts from the lungs which serve as the ‘power house’ from which the airstream flows. The tongue may be described as the most active articulator because it moves and come in contact with other organs of speech, creates a total or partial obstruction during the production of English consonant.

Vowel sounds are speech sounds in which, during their production, the mouth is open and the tongue does not touch the top of the mouth and the teeth. In this case, the kind of constriction imposed on the vocal tract during the production of the consonants does not affect the vowel. In the production of the vowel sound; the tongue does not make any contact with the roof of the mouth. The body of the tongue is involved the tongue is not ultimately redundant. In fact, the position of the tongue is very crucial to the description of any vowel.

MONOPHTHONG (PURE VOWELS)