Basic 7 English Language Term 1 Week 5 Lesson Plan

Engage learners in a short conversation. Say: let’s talk about weekends. Raise your hand if you like weekends.

Learners study the printed photographs of familiar Ghanaian settings, select suitable expressions from the printed dialogue cards, and use the locally made role-play props to practise the conversation. Initiate a conversation using questions. Learners take turns to contribute to the conversation. Put learners in groups and let them choose a topic for conversation. Go round to ensure learners take turns, use facial expressions appropriately and maintain eye contact when in conversation. T. Engage learners in collaborative conversation on topics such as social issues, values and manners with adults.

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

The words that we use to describe people are called adjectives.

Learners observe the colour and pattern of the kente cloth sample, select fitting words from the printed adjective cards, and use them in sentences on the chalkboard with chalk. show printed photographs of a talk show or introduce a talk show by drawing on learners background knowledge of such activities on TV. Identify an interesting topic e.g. “Children should not WhatsApp”. write ‘Adjectives’ at the top of the board. Say: We use adjectives to describe nouns. Remember a noun is a person, place or thing. Guide learners to recognize the effective use of adjectives in paragraphs: E.g. Asiedu is an excellent singer. quality color — origin Learners to practice using adjectives in sentences.

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Ask pupils to give examples of words to describe people. (Example answers: tall, friendly, funny, smart, handsome) The words that we use to describe people are called adjectives.

Learners observe and handle the kente cloth sample, study the printed photograph of a local market scene, and write precise descriptions in exercise books with pencils.

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson.

Play an audio video on your phone or laptop and let learners listen carefully. Set a task to guide them to focus on the activity.

Learners preview the cover and illustrations of the Ghanaian picture storybook and use the printed story-sequence cards to predict the characters, setting and likely events. They record a prediction and textual or visual reason in exercise books with pencils. During reading, learners pause to confirm or revise predictions and arrange the sequence cards to match the completed story.

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson. Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.