English Language SS1 Second Term Week 5 Contents: Phrasal Verbs Comprehension A. STRUCTURE: PHRASAL VERBS Someone may put a question to you ‘What time did you get up this morning?’ “Get up” is an example of phrasal verb meaning ‘to rise’ (from one’s bed). Here are some more examples I put on my sleek jeans
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English Language, JSS 1, Week 3 Content Oral English – Diphthongs and Monopthongs Grammar – Tenses Diphthongs It is sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another. Examples of diphthongs /eɪ/ as in day, pay, say, lay. /aɪ/ as
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English Language JSS3 Second Term Week 3 Contents: Grammar: Modal Forms of Verbs Vocabulary Development : Computer Words Grammar: Modal Forms of Verbs Modal verbs are used as helping verbs: they go with other verbs to change the meaning in some way. Modal verbs are one kind of auxiliary verb. They add information about probability, ability, permission
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English Language SS3 Second Term Week 2 Contents: Grammatical Structure: Direct and Indirect Speech Writing Skill: How to be more original in your writing Grammatical Structure: Direct and Indirect Speech The word ‘reported’ is often used for the second type; but the truth is that we can ‘report’ EITHER by using ‘direct speech’ OR by
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English Language SS3 Second Term Week 7 Contents: Spoken English: Revision on Intonation Grammatical structure: Modal verbs Examination Hints: Comprehension Spoken English: Revision on Intonation There are many different intonation patterns, but the key element in each one is a certain type of tone or change in pitch – falling (↓), rising (↑) or falling-rising
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English Language JSS2 Second Term Week 1 Contents: Consonant Sounds /s/ & /z/ Part of Speech: Conjunction Consonant Sounds: The /s/ Sound: Make the S by lightly placing your tongue at the top of your mouth on the ridge behind your front teeth. The air should pass over the top of the tongue in an even way. Sometimes
In writing, punctuation marks are introduced to aid the smooth flow the thought in a narrative. They are introduced to express a change in thought, to recall something from the past, to introduce a new idea, an inflection or change in tone. But in this article, the focus will be on semicolons, colons, and dashes.
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Synonyms and Antonyms What Are Synonyms? (with Examples) A synonym is a word or phrase that can be substituted for another word or phrase in a particular context. A synonym is a word that means the same thing as another word. If you replace a word in a sentence with its synonym, the meaning of
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A. Grammatical Structure: Past Tenses Past tenses are used to narrate stories about past experiences. Past tenses are tenses normally found in narrative writing. Like the present tenses, they can be either active or passive. Past Simple Active Passive Statement I (we) took I/He/She/It was taken You/We/They were taken Question Did I (you, we,
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A. Consonant A consonant is a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through the mouth. Examples are [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][p] pronounced with the lips; [t], pronounced with the front of
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