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SS3 First Term English Language Lesson Note – Foreign Elements in English Usage

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WEEK 5

CONTENT:

SPEECH WORK: Vowel Contrast (/i:/ and /i/, /u/ and /u:/).

COMPREHENSION: Exercise. (NOSEC. Pg. 60)

 SUMMARY: Exercise. (NOSEC. Pages 61-62)

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: Foreign elements in English usage- French, Latin and Greek words.

STRUCTURE:  Verbs (Active and Passive Voice)

WRITING SKILLS:  Letter writing- Semi-Formal Letter

ASPECT:  SPEECH WORK

TOPIC: Vowel Contrast (/i: / and /i/, /u/ and /u:/).

The vowel sounds /i:/ and /i/ are vowel sounds. The sound /i:/ is a long, front, close, spread vowel sound while /i/ is a short, front, half close, spread.

Examples:

/i:/ /i/
bean bin
beat bet
beam bin
feed fit
peak pick
seed kid
Reach rich

/u/ and /u:/: The vowel sounds /u/ and /u:/ are vowel sounds. The sound /u/ short, back, half- close rounded vowel while the sound /u:/is a long, back, close, rounded vowel sound.

Examples:

/u/ /u:/
look luke
full fool
pull pool
could cooed
wood wooed
should shoe
Foot fruit

EVALUATION: From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

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