A: Comprehension: Identifying statutory topic, theme, and key sentences of a passage
Content.
A: Statutory Topics
Theme
Key Sentences.
Statutory topics are the main topics of a passage. They are topics fixed for a particular passage. For example, we have passages that their topics are based on statutory topics, like, Law, Jounrnalism, Fishery, Photography etc.
The theme of a passage is the subject or main idea of a passage
Key sentences is the sentences comprises the main idea or what a particular paragraph is all about.
Let’s analyse the passage on page 125 of the Effective English.
– the fixed or statutory topic for the passage is nutrient supply to plant or sufficient nourishment to plants.
– the theme are : Plants growth, Eradicating plants Deficiency.
– Key sentences are the topic sentences, they are the sentences that give birth to other contribution in a paragraph, for example; the first sentence of paragraph one : “ Undernourishment is the cause of many failures in vegetables, growing is the key sentences in paragraph one.
“Most plants obtain some of their food from the air …………..” is the key sentence for paragraph 2.
“ Extra supplies of essential chemical ……….” Is the key sentence for the last paragraph
EVALUATION
Read the passage on page 152 of the Effective English and analyze the statutory topics, themes, and the key sentences.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Comprehension passage pg 125 of the Effective English
B: Vocabulary Development : Words Associated with Journalism and Advertising
Content:
Advertising and Journalism
Relevant words.
Advertising is a form of selling . It is a means of passing across messages from manufacturer and advertisers to reach the customers.
Relevant Word
- Mass Media – the means of communication such as television, newspapers , and radio that reach large number of people
- Journalism ; the profession of collecting, writing and publishing news through the newspapers and magazines or radio or television.
- Press Conference : An interview for reporters given by a politician or film stars
- Press Gallery : An area of newspaper reporters, especially in a legislative assembly.
- Advertisement : any public announcement designed to sell goods or publicize an event
- commercial
- A radio or television advertisement
- Sponsored or paid for by an advertiser
- Copy – writer :- a person who writes the words contained in an advertisement
- Mass communication : art of reaching a great number of people with information at the same time
Other words to check
Advertisement space, yellow journalism, stickers, media, articulation, information, press release, junk news, print media, journals, direct mail, periodicals, newspaper, magazine, television, radio .
EVALUATION
Choose five vocabularies of advertisement and sue them in sentences.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Unit 5 Advertising ;g 85-86 of the Effective English.
C. Antonyms as Words Opposite in meaning
Content
Definition
Formation of Antonyms
Antonyms are words which have opposite meanings. Sometimes, the antonyms are completely different fin form (friend: enemy, seldom, often, fertile: barren ) at the other times, they are partially similar inform (superior: inferior, regular: irregular )
Study the following antonyms.
i. antonyms that are completely different in form:
fertile barren
friend enemy
opaque transparent
victory defeat.
ii. Antonyms formed by adding a prefix ( a prefix is a word – elements added in front of a word)
adequate inadequate
legal illegal
loyal disloyal
possible impossible
regular irregular
respect disrespect
iii. Antonyms formed by changing the prefix:
ascend descend
construction destruction
encourage discourage
export import.
iv. Cheerful cheerless
pitiful pitiless
sinful sinless.
EVALUATION
Write the antonyms of the following words
Cowardice, fertility, careful, protagonist , relevant
READING ASSIGNMENT
Countdown in English by Evans. Antonyms pg 161
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
Practice 2 pg 86 of the Effective English
Practice 3 pg 88 of the Effective English.
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