Intonation Practice: Requests and Commands Primary 5 (Basic 5) Third Term Week 1 English Studies

INTONATION PRACTICE: REQUESTS AND COMMANDS PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) THIRD TERM WEEK 1 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

THIRD TERM

WEEK 1

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) 

THEME – SPEECH WORK 

TOPIC – INTONATION PRACTICE PASSAGE (REQUESTS) 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Requests and Commands

3. Differences Between Requests and Commands

4. Lesson Evaluation

5. Summary

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain intonation.

2. Identify requests and commands.

3. Differentiate between requests and commands.

4. Use correct intonation in speaking requests and commands.

5. Construct correct request and command sentences.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Pupils already know how voice rises and falls in speech. This lesson focuses on requests and commands.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Sentence flashcards

2. Whiteboard and marker/chalkboard and chalk

3. English textbook

4. Audio or teacher modelling

5. Pupils’ notebooks

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

INTRODUCTION

Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice when speaking. It helps us to express meaning, attitude, and feelings in speech.

In this lesson, we will learn how to use correct intonation when making:

• Requests

• Commands

REQUESTS

A request is a polite way of asking someone to do something.

Features:

• Polite words like please, may, could

• Rising intonation (↗)

• Soft and respectful tone

Examples:

• Please, may I come in? ↗

• Could you help me, please? ↗

• May I borrow your pen? ↗

• Please, open the window. ↗

• Could you pass me the book? ↗

• May I go out, please? ↗

• Could you explain the lesson, please? ↗

• May I sit here, please? ↗

• Could you lend me your ruler? ↗

• Please, can you help me carry my bag? ↗

Requests are usually spoken with a rising intonation (↗) to show politeness.

COMMANDS

A command is an instruction or order given to someone.

Features:

• No polite words needed

• Falling intonation (↘)

• Strong or firm tone

Examples:

• Sit down. ↘

• Stand up. ↘

• Open the door. ↘

• Close the window. ↘

• Come here. ↘

• Go to your seat. ↘

• Write your name. ↘

• Stop talking. ↘

• Clean the board. ↘

• Bring your book. ↘

Commands are usually spoken with a falling intonation (↘) to show firmness.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Requests – Commands

• Polite – Direct/firm

• Rising tone ↗ – Falling tone ↘

• Uses “please, may, could” – No polite words needed

IMPORTANCE OF THE LESSON

This lesson helps pupils to:

• speak politely when making requests.

• give clear instructions when commanding.

• use correct voice patterns in speech.

• improve spoken English.

Pupils should understand that requests are polite and use rising intonation, while commands are direct and use falling intonation.

CLASSWORK/ASSIGNMENT

A. Answer the Questions

1. What is intonation?

2. What is a request?

3. What is a command?

4. Mention one difference between a request and a command.

5. What type of intonation is used in requests?

B. Identify the Sentences

Write Request or Command for each sentence:

6. Please, open the window. ______

7. Sit down. ______

8. Could you help me, please? ______

9. Come here. ______

10. May I borrow your book? ______

11. Please, may I ______?

12. Could you ______ me, please?

13. ______ down.

14. Open the ______.

15. May I ______ your pen?

ANSWERS

1. Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice when speaking.

2. A request is a polite way of asking someone to do something.

3. A command is an instruction or order given to someone.

4. Requests are polite while commands are direct (any correct difference).

5. Rising intonation.

6. Request

7. Command

8. Request

9. Command

10. Request

11. come in

12. help

13. Sit

14. door

15. borrow

SUMMARY

Pupils learned that requests are polite sentences spoken with rising intonation, while commands are direct instructions spoken with falling intonation.

PRESENTATION

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

1. The teacher introduces the lesson by asking pupils:

• What do we say when we politely ask for something?

• What do we say when we give an order?

• Do we speak the same way in both cases?

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond orally.

2. The teacher explains the meaning of intonation as the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen and repeat the definition.

3. The teacher introduces the two types of sentences:

• Requests

• Commands

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils repeat the terms.

4. The teacher explains requests and models correct rising intonation.

Examples:

• Please, may I come in? ↗

• Could you help me, please? ↗

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils repeat after the teacher using correct intonation.

5. The teacher explains commands and models falling intonation.

Examples:

• Sit down. ↘

• Open the door. ↘

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils repeat after the teacher.

6. The teacher writes examples on the board and asks pupils to identify whether they are requests or commands.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond correctly.

7. The teacher guides pupils to read sentences aloud with correct intonation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils read individually and in groups.

8. The teacher corrects pupils’ pronunciation and intonation where necessary.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen and repeat correctly.

9. The teacher asks pupils to make their own request and command sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils construct sentences orally and in writing.

10. The teacher summarizes the lesson by revising requests, commands, and their correct intonation patterns.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate in the summary.

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 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. What is intonation?

2. What is a request?

3. What is a command?

4. Mention one difference between requests and commands.

5. Give two examples of requests.