Letter Writing Letter writing is an essential skill. Despite the prevalence of emails and text messages, everyone has to write letters at some point. Letters of complaint, job applications, thank you letters, letters requesting changes or making suggestions — the list goes on and on. Letter writing is part of the required curriculum in schools. It
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English Language, JSS 1, Week 5 Content Reading and Writing- Argumentative Essay Skill Focus- Reading Widely Argumentative Essay Grammar- Interrogative adverb (the use of how) Meaning of Argumentative Essay: It requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner. I. General
English Language SS2 Week 5 Contents: Nasal Consonants Skill Focus: How to Access the Internet Word Structure: Relative Clause A. Nasal Consonants Nasals are consonants that are formed by blocking the oral passage and allowing the air to escape through the nose. Present-Day English has three nasals, all of which are voiced (vocal cords vibrating
Examination Hints: Paper Testing Comprehension A. What is Paper Testing? Essay writing is ‘a test of the candidates’ ability to communicate in English through the medium of writing. Apart from AMPS (Audience, Medium, Purpose and Style), you will need to pay attention to the following: 1. Content: the ideas, the points, the details that you
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English Language SS1 Second Term Week 6 Contents: Auxiliary Verbs: Will and Would Intonation Writing Skills A. AUXILIARY VERBS: WILL AND WOULD Helping verbs or Auxiliary verbs such as will, shall, may, might, would, need are used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades of time and mood. The combination of helping verbs with main
English Language JSS2 Second Term Week 7 Contents: Grammar: Interjections Language Structure: Expressing Contrast Grammar: Interjections What Are Interjections? Interjections are words used to express strong feeling or sudden emotion. They are included in a sentence (usually at the start) to express a sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm. An interjection is
English Language JSS3 Second Term Week 9 Contents: Literature: Features of a Play Skill Focus: How to write a speech Literature: Features of a Play Plays have the following features: The speakers’ names are printed in capitals at the beginning of their speech, with a colon following the name. E.g. DANIEL:, TOLU: e.t.c A play may also
English Language SS2 Second Term Week 3 Contents: Grammar: Reported Speech Oracy: Rhymes Vocabulary Development A. Grammar: Reported Speech Look and compare the following short texts, which have been adapted from the reading passage of this unit. In both cases the person narrating the story is a man whose name we do not know. A. Direct
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English Language JSS3 Second Term Week 4 Contents: Skill Focus: Writing an Argument Literature: Figures of Speech Skill Focus: Writing an Argument Argument An argument in everyday English is a quarrel. But a written ‘ argument’ is a piece of writing that sets out what you think and why you think it. It is not ‘
Skill Focus: How to be Polite Politeness is having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people. So, basically it’s treating people with respect. In English, as in any language, It’s not just what you want to say that matters: It’s also how you say it. So how can we say what we want
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