Aural Discrimination /a: / and /ↄ:/ (Primary 4)

Last Updated on July 16, 2020 by Alabi M. S.

ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM      

WEEK 4

WEEK 5 – CONTINUATION OF WEEK 5

THEME: STRUCTURE

PREVIOUS LESSON – Aural Discrimination /ɪə/ – /ęð/ (Primary 4)

TOPIC: AURAL DISCRIMINATION /a: / and /ↄ:/ 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to:

1. distinguish between the sounds /a: / in Chop and sound /ↄ:/ in bird , /a/ in bag and /a:/ in shop.

2. recognize the sounds in words.

3. draw the contrast between sounds when they use the words and

4. make simple correct sentences to bring out the meaning.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Course book.

2. Any suitable book on English phonetics.

3. Tape recorder with speech cassettes.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

AURAL DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN /a: / and /ↄ:/ 

1. Chop      shop

2. Catch     cash

3.  Very       ferry

4. Have       half

5. Heart      hot

6. Last        lost

7. Part        pot

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Writes out the words and the sounds symbols.

Pupil’s Activities – Practice the new vowel and consonant sounds and in word context.

3. Pronounce the sounds.

Pupil’s Activities – Repeat after the teacher.

4. Drills the pupils on the sound distinctions in the words.

Pupil’s Activities – Write the words and the sound symbols in their note books.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION

Pupils to:

1. distinguish between the sounds /ʌ/ and /ɜ:/.

2. draw contrast between the sounds correctly.

3. make 3 simple correct sentences to bring out the meaning.