SS1 Third Term English Language Lesson Note – Introduction to Auxiliary Verbs

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WEEK 6

ASPECTS:

Speech Work: Vowels /eǝ/ and /iǝ/;

Comprehension/Summary: The Case for Building Wooden Houses in Nigeria.

Vocabulary Development (words associated with profession- Advertising)

Structure: Introduction to auxiliary verbs

Writing Skills: Argumentative Essay – Child Abuse, who is to be blamed –Government or Parents? (Oral.)

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Vowels /eǝ/ and /iǝ/

The starting point of the diphthong /eǝ/ is the same vowel sound as the /e/ of ‘ten’. It glides to ǝ as in the beginning of ‘along’ and is pronounced ‘air’.

Letters                                                   keyword

ae	Aeroplane, aerial, anaerobic, aerate, etc
are	Care, bare, pare, fare, dare, mare, spare, share, tare, etc
ay	Mayor, etc
ere	Compare, where, there, etc
ey	Eyrie, etc
air	Pair, fair, air, chair, hair, stair, etc
ear	Tear (verb), bear, wear, pear, etc
eir	Heir, their, etc
A                                    scarce, Mary, Sarah, vary, malaria
Note: “tear” or “tears” which means a drop of salty water that comes from the eye when one cries, etc is pronounced /iǝ/.

Vowel /iǝ/:

To produce this sound, begin with /i/ sound as in ‘tin’ and immediately change to ǝ as in the beginning of ‘along’. It is pronounced “ear”.

letters	Keywords
ie	Pierce, fierce, tier, pier, brazier, etc
eu	Museum
io	Curious, serious, savior, idiot, idiom, etc
ere	Here, mere, revere, sincere, etc
e	Zero, serious, hero, period, serious, query, etc,
ear	Clear, fear, rear, ear, sear, hear, beard, gear, tear, (noun) etc
eo	Gaseous, theology, theory, etc
eer	Queer, beer, cheer, steer, peer, seer, veer, deer, sheer, etc
ey	Eyrie

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