Comprehension: Summarising in a specified number of sentences . Speech Work: Intonation for simple polite request, simple greetings that attract quick response Structure: Functions of Comparatives

A: Comprehension: Summarizing in a specified number of sentences

Content: Guide to summarizing in a specified number of ‘serntences’

1. Learn to identify the main idea or argument of the passage
2. change the order of the material if it is to your own advantage to do so.
3. as much as possible use your own words to answer the question
4. the explanation in your own words must not change or distort the meaning of the passage
5. do not change the original writer’s facts by wrong choice of words
6. answer to summary question  must  be as shrot as possible and as clear as possible.
7. your answers must be written out in sentences and nto phrases.
8. Do not answer in forms of paragraph each answer must be properly numbered and must appear on a separate live
9. Do not join two points in one sentences
10. Its expedient for you to know that brevity is the essence of summary writing.

EVALUATION

Read the summary passage on pg 29-30 of your Effective English and Answer the Summary question under it.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Summary writing page 102 – 103 of Countdown by Evans

B:  Speech Work:  Intonation

Content: Simple polite requests

Simple greetings that attracts quick response

Simple Polite Requests

A stressed syllable is indicated with a  dash while an unstressed one is marked by a dot; a downward curve (,) shows a fall in voice, an upward  (  ) points to a rise.

A request gives a rising intonation e.g

May I see your  passport please

Let me come in

Come here

Get out of the room

May I sit down

I would like to meet your friend

Could I have a look at those pictures

Simple Greetings That Attracts Quick Response

Good morning Res- Morning

Well done

EVALUATION

Study the  conversation in practice 2 page 25 of your Effective English and answer the question in practice 3.

C: Functions of Comparatives

Content

Meaning

Functions

Comparative is the second degree of comparison of  adjectives.  In the comparative we have the ‘er’ ending added to the plain ( positive ) word which means more so. E.g

Big   bigger

The ‘est’ is the superlative which means more so than anything else.

Functions of comparative

• It expresses a higher degree of the quality
  • It compares two things e.g.
• Tope is stronger than Caleb
• Our team is more popular than yours.

Regular Comparative : Adding ‘er’

Positive                                   comparative

Poor                                         poorer

Tall                                          taller

Fat                                           fatter

Big                                          bigger

Short                                       shorter

Cold                                        colder.

Add ‘more’

            Positive                       Comparative

            Expensive                    more expensive

            Important                    more important

            Handsome                   more handsome

Decreased degree of quality is  usually shown by using less

Positive                       comparative

Strong                         stronger

Worthy                        less worthy

Fortunate                     less fortunate

Irregular Comparative:  it changes the whole word to produce comparative and superlative forms.

Positive                       Comparative

Good                           better

Bad                             worse

Little                           less

Far                               farther .

EVALUATION

Write the comparative of the following adjectives: much, well, many, enviable, loyal.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Countdown in English by Evans pag 209 -210

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

Pg 102 of the effective English  test 1 & 4