The passage centers on Hakeem Olajuwon’s playing record and character.
EVALUATION
Read and answer the questions (see Effective English, page 19)
READING ASSIGNMENT
Effective English, page 19
- Topic: Review of Nomination of Adjectives and Verbs.
Content: Meaning of Nominalization, Examples of Nominalized Adjectives and Verbs.
Nominalization is the process by which words other than nouns are made to function and behave as nouns. The parts of speech that are usually nominalized are verbs and adjectives.
They become nouns through the following processes:
- Suffixation
- Conversion
Suffixation
Verbs and adjectives become nouns by taking noun suffixes.
- Verbs take suffixes like the following
-or/-er -tion/-ation -age
-ant -ment -ice
-ee -al -ance.
Examples
endow – endowment.
endure – endurance
acquit – acquittal
defend – defendant.
teach – teacher.
create – creator.
- Adjectives takes suffixes such as :
-ness -y -cy
-ty -ism -hood
-ity -ist -th
Examples:
good – goodness
false – falsehood
ideal – idealist/idealism.
certain – certainty.
deep – depth.
clear – clarity.
Conversion
Verbs and adjectives become nouns by taking on the definite article: the
- Verbs
Examples
Verbs: They payme well.
Noun: The pay is good.
Verb: He was injured during the match.
Noun: The injured were taken to the hospital
Note that verbs in the present participle (verb+ing) can be used as nouns e.g.
Weeping does not solve the problem.
Fighting is prohibited in our school.
- Adjectives
Examples
Adjectives: Tunde is an honest man.
Noun: The honest receive their reward in the end.
Adjectives: Obi is taller than Chisom.
Noun: The taller of the two is a better athlete.
Adjective: He is the strongest boy in the group.
Noun: The strongest will emerge as the champion.
EVALUATION
Change the following verbs and adjectives into nouns
Verbs: break, drain, arrive, continue, submit
Adjectives; free, real, safe, inferior, tender
READING ASSIGNMENT
Countdown in English, page 209
- Revision of the Features of Summary
Content: Definition, Notes.
A summary is a brief account of what has been read or heard, it requires giving short but concise information about something without giving all the details.
Features of a Summary
- Brevity: The answer to any summary question must be brief and precise.
- Clarity: The answer must be clearly written down.
- Relevance: This calls for a student’s answers to be relevant to the points mentioned in the passage.
- Coverage: Every aspect of the passage must be read and understood.
Useful Hints on Summary Writing
- Read the passage at least twice to ensure thorough understanding.
- Proceed to read the questions based on the passage and then try to spot relevant portions.
- Try to identify the these statement in the passage and the topic sentences in the paragraphs so that you can follow the line of discussion.
- Adhere strictly to the instruction(s) given, e.g. “state in ………….. sentences”…….. Do not write your answers in phrases unless otherwise stated.
- Do not write more or less than the number of sentences required.
- Do not lump two points in one sentence.
- As much as possible write the answers in your own words. Avoid mindless lifting.
- Avoid illustrations, repetition and poor expression.
- Keep strictly to the contents of the passage, and do not try to correct any piece of information given in the passage.
EVALUATION
Mention five useful hints in summary writing.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Read page 26, Effective English: NnamdiAzikwe Stadium
- Topic: Consonants Followed by /j/ and /u/ sounds.
Content: Notes, Examples.
When we speak, we produce vowels and consonants which are individual contrastive sound units of the language. Learners of English, particularly in Nigeria, have difficulty in pronouncing some words. One major cause of this problem is that it is difficult to point out the presence of some sounds by merely looking at the written form of the words. Such words show the presence of other sounds only when they are pronounced. Most of such words are consonants followed by /j/ and /u:/ sounds. Look at the following examples:
Words Correct Pronunciation.
New /nju:/
Few /fju:/
Cute /kju:t/
Tune /tju:n/
View /vju:/
Hew /hju:/
Stew /stju:/
Skew /skju:/
Stupid /stju:pid/
Student /stju:dәnt/
Human /hju:mәn/
Cure /kju:ә/
Note: these words form a cluster (a cluster is the occurrence of two or more consonants without an intervening vowel). See notes on CONSONANT CLUSTERS for more points
EVALUATION
Write the correct pronunciation of the following words: dew, humor, due, beauty, future.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Countdown in English language, page 293
GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISIONAL QUESTIONS
- What are the basic features of summary writing?
- Give three examples of consonant clusters that have /w/ e.g queen /kwi:n/
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
Section A
Instruction: from the list of options, choose the most appropriate.
- There ……..news about your application A. are good B. is a good C. is some good
- The recent rainstorm did …….. to our farm A. much damage B. many damage C. damages
- The students were punished for bad ……..A.conduction B.conductC. conducts
- The policemen received …… about the robbers’ hideoutA.many information B. some information C. an information
- There …….. in Lagos last Wednesday.A. was much traffic B. were many traffic C. were plenty traffic.
Section B
Complete the gaps in practice 2, page 22.
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