Dictation for the Week 1 Second Term Primary 6 (Basic 6) English Studies – Spelling and Writing Practice

DICTATION FOR THE WEEK 1 – PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) ENGLISH STUDIES SECOND TERM (SPELLING AND WRITING PRACTICE)

ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME – DICTATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – DICTATION 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Words for the Week

3. Meaning and Pronounciation

4. Revision and Lesson Evaluation

5. Test Questions and Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

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

1. pronounce the words correctly.

2. understand the meaning of each word.

3. write down the dictated words.

4. make simple sentences with each of the words.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils know how to use the dictionary.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart or flashcards showing the words foe the week.

2. Dictionary.

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

THE WORDS FOR THE WEEK 

1. Critique

2. Indigenous

3. Disc

4. Virus

5. Proclaim

6. Antic

7. Hilarious

8. Fantasy

9. Bare

10. Magnanimous

WORDS AND MEANINGS

1. Critique – A detailed analysis or judgment of something.

2. Indigenous – Belonging naturally to a place; native.

3. Disc – A flat, round object or shape.

4. Virus – A tiny organism that causes diseases in living things.

5. Proclaim – To announce something publicly and officially.

6. Antic – Funny or playful behaviour meant to entertain others.

7. Hilarious – Extremely funny.

8. Fantasy – Imagination or a made-up story that is not real.

9. Bare – Not covered; empty or plain.

10. Magnanimous – Very kind and generous, especially to enemies or weaker people.

MAKING SENTENCES WITH EACH WORD

1. Critique – The teacher gave a detailed critique of the students’ essays.

2. Indigenous – The mango tree is indigenous to West Africa.

3. Disc – He inserted the music disc into the player.

4. Virus – The virus caused many people to fall sick.

5. Proclaim – The principal will proclaim the examination results tomorrow.

6. Antic – The clown’s antic made everyone laugh.

7. Hilarious – The movie was so hilarious that we laughed all through.

8. Fantasy – The story is full of fantasy and magical creatures.

9. Bare – He walked on the bare ground without shoes.

10. Magnanimous – The king was magnanimous to his defeated enemies.

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson by asking pupils questions on words and meanings they have learned earlier.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to the teacher’s questions and mention meanings of familiar words.

2. The teacher organizes the pupils into groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

Pupils’ Activities: Each pupil belongs to a group.

3. The teacher writes the selected words on the board and pronounces them correctly for the pupils to repeat.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively and repeat the words after the teacher.

4. The teacher uses the words on the board to explain their meanings clearly with examples.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention to the lesson, understand the meanings, and give examples where necessary.

5. The teacher guides the pupils to use each word in simple and correct sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils follow the teacher’s guidance to form correct sentences using the words.

6. The teacher gives practice exercises on word meanings and sentence construction and corrects mistakes where necessary.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils actively participate in the exercises and make corrections.

7. The teacher summarizes the lesson on the board and gives appropriate evaluation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate actively in the summary of the les son by responding correctly to most of the questions as instructed.

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 

Teacher dictate the following words:

1. Situation

2. Understanding

3. Possible

4. Corridor

5. Behaviour

6. Compromise

7. Structure

8. Contact

9. Negotiation

10. Present

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions. 

Choose the correct words to fill the gap below: Fantasy Critique Hilarious Bare Proclaim Magnanimous Indigenous Antic Virus Disc 

1. The teacher gave a detailed ______ of the students’ essays.

2. The mango tree is ______ to West Africa.

3. He inserted the music ______ into the player.

4. The ______ caused many people to fall sick.

5. The principal will ______ the examination results tomorrow.

6. The clown’s ______ made everyone laugh.

7. The movie was so ______ that we laughed all through.

8. The story is full of ______ and magical creatures.

9. He walked on the ______ ground without shoes.

10. The king was ______ to his defeated enemies.

Match the following words with the correct meaning:

1. Critique – To announce something publicly and officially.

2. Indigenous – Imagination or a made-up story that is not real.

3. Disc – A tiny organism that causes diseases in living things.

4. Virus – Very kind and generous, especially to enemies or weake r people.

5. Proclaim – A flat, round object or shape.

6. Antic – A detailed analysis or judgment of something.

7. Hilarious – Belonging naturally to a place; native.

8. Fantasy – Funny or playful behaviour meant to entertain others.

9. Bare – Not covered; empty or plain.

10. Magnanimous – Extremely funny.