Dialogue Further Practice in Excusing, Possibility, Obligations, Permission, etc. Primary 4 (Basic 4) – English Studies

ENGLISH STUDIES

STRUCTURES 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 4

THEME – LISTENING AND SPEAKING

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – DIALOGUE FURTHER PRACTICE IN EXCUSING, POSSIBILITY, OBLIGATION, PERMISSION, ETC.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. use each of the modal auxiliaries in sentences in contextual situations so as to bring out their meaning.

2. discuss their shades of meaning.

3. reading passage or stories in which these are used, after oral practice and intonation.

4. use some of the words in the stories to build up sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Any approved course book.

2. Release (real objects)

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  

LESSON FOCUS

PRACTICE IN EXCUSING, POSSIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS 

1. ‘Can’ meaning possible

Examples

• Can Segun wash his plates?

• Can you run.

• Can I take his textbook?

• Can Mr. Michael borrow his neighbour hoe and cutlass?

 

2. ‘May’ implying possible permission.

Examples

• May I borrow your books please?

• Father May correct the children in public.

 

3. ‘Have to’ meaning obligations.

Example

• Mother must not be disobeyed.

 

4. ‘Ought to’ meaning what is right.

Examples

• Your ought to sweep you class.

 

PRACTICE DIALOGUE  

Pupil’s Activities –

Ayomide – Can I tell you my secret? or please, permit me to tell you a secret.

Olamide – Yes, I am listening

 

Or

Ayomide – Can I tell you something new?

Olamide -You may (or can) if you like.

 

Ayomide – Daddy has permitted me to go to the national stadium to watch that football match.

 

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. Lists the modal auxiliaries – can, cannot, may, may not, have to, has to, don’t have to, ought to, ought not to, etc.

Pupil’s Activities – Make sentences with modal auxiliaries.

3. Creates short stories around the family.

Pupil’s Activities – Work in short scene to practice the use of modal auxiliaries.

4. Constructs a dialogue for the same purpose.

Pupil’s Activities – Practice the use of auxiliaries in the given stories.

5. Teacher’s/Activities – Make more sentences with modal auxiliaries.

CONCLUSION

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

• Next Lesson –

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. use each of the modal auxiliaries in sentences in contextual situations so as to bring out their meaning.

2. discuss their shades of meaning.

3. Read passage or stories in which these are used.

4. use some of the words in the stories to build up sentences effectively.