Basic 1 · English Language

Retelling, Predicting, Writing Words and Position Words

In this topic you will retell stories, guess what happens using pictures, write words and use position words like in, on and under.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

Retell a narrative in order
Use pictures and titles to predict
Write familiar words
Use position words in, on and under

What you already know

Listening and retelling

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Lesson 1

Strand: Oral Language
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension
Indicator: B1.1.7.1.1 – Listen to and reproduce narrative texts

Introduction

When we retell a story, we use first, next and last.

Retelling in Order

Story: "First, Kwame woke up. Next, he took his bath. Then, he ate breakfast. Last, he went to school."

Order words

Order word	Event
First	Kwame woke up.
Next	He took his bath.
Then	He ate breakfast.
Last	He went to school.

New words

first: At the start.
next: Coming after.
last: At the end.

Summary

Order words help us retell stories.
First, next, then, last.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. What did Kwame do first?
- A. Woke up
- B. Went to school
- C. Ate
- D. Bathed
Show answer
Answer: Woke upFirst he woke up.
2. Kwame went to school last.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThat was the last event.
3. The word for the end is ______.
Show answer
Answer: lastLast is at the end.
4. Retell your morning using first and last.
Show answer
Answer: E.g. First I woke up. Last I came to school.Use order words.

Lesson 2

Strand: Reading
Sub-strand: Comprehension
Indicator: B1.2.7.1.1 – Use illustrations text clues (title headings) and context to make inferences and predictions

Introduction

Before reading, look at the title and the pictures. They help you guess what will happen.

Predicting

Predict: To guess what will happen next.

Title: "Kofi and the Big Rain". Picture: dark clouds and Kofi with an umbrella.

Prediction: Kofi will get caught in the rain.

A boy with an umbrella under dark clouds — Figure 1: Kofi and the Big Rain Draw what you think happens next.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

predict: To guess what will happen.
clue: Something that helps you guess.
title: The name of a story.

Summary

Titles and pictures are clues.
We use clues to predict what will happen.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. To guess what will happen is to…
- A. Predict
- B. Forget
- C. Sleep
- D. Copy
Show answer
Answer: PredictThat is predicting.
2. Pictures can help us predict.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThey give clues.
3. Something that helps you guess is a ______.
Show answer
Answer: clueThat is a clue.
4. The title is "The Lost Goat". What do you predict?
Show answer
Answer: E.g. Someone will look for a goat.Use the title as a clue.

Lesson 3

Strand: Writing
Sub-strand: Writing Simple Words and Sentences
Indicator: B1.4.5.1.3 – Write simple familiar words

Introduction

Let us write more words we know.

Writing Words

Words to write

Animals	Colours	Places
goat	red	home
hen	blue	school
dog	green	market

New words

animal: A living thing that moves about.
colour: Red, blue, green and others.
place: Where something is.

Summary

We write words for animals, colours and places.
Spell each word letter by letter.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Which is a colour word?
- A. Green
- B. Goat
- C. Home
- D. Run
Show answer
Answer: GreenGreen is a colour.
2. "hen" is spelt h-e-n.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThat is correct.
3. A place where we learn is a s______.
Show answer
Answer: schools-c-h-o-o-l.
4. Write two animal words.
Show answer
Answer: E.g. goat, dog.They are animals.

Lesson 4

Strand: Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
Sub-strand: Using Simple Prepositions
Indicator: B1.5.7.1.1 – Identify adjectives and use them to describe self and other people

Introduction

Position words tell us where things are.

Position Words

Position words

Word	Example
in	The orange is in the basket.
on	The book is on the table.
under	The cat is under the chair.

An orange in a basket, a book on a table and a cat under a chair — Figure 2: In, on and under Draw something in, on and under.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

in: Inside something.
on: On top of something.
under: Below something.

Summary

Position words tell where things are.
In, on and under are position words.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. The cat is ___ the chair. (below it)
- A. under
- B. on
- C. in
- D. at
Show answer
Answer: underUnder means below.
2. "The book is on the table." means it is on top.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueOn means on top.
3. The orange is ______ the basket. (inside it)
Show answer
Answer: inIn means inside.
4. Write a sentence using "on".
Show answer
Answer: E.g. The cup is on the table.On means on top.

Lesson 5

Strand: Extensive Reading
Sub-strand: Building the Love and Culture of Reading
Indicator: B1.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age – appropriate books and texts from print

Introduction

Today we read about a lost goat.

Reading Time

"Nana's goat is lost. She looks in the kitchen. She looks under the tree. The goat is behind the house!"

Questions

What is lost? (Nana's goat)
Where is the goat? (behind the house)

New words

lost: Cannot be found.
behind: At the back of.
kitchen: Where food is cooked.

Summary

Nana looked for her lost goat.
The goat was behind the house.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

1. Where was the goat?
- A. Behind the house
- B. In the kitchen
- C. Under the tree
- D. At school
Show answer
Answer: Behind the houseThe story says so.
2. Nana looked in the kitchen.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThe story says so.
3. Nana's ______ is lost.
Show answer
Answer: goatThe goat was lost.
4. Name one place Nana looked.
Show answer
Answer: The kitchen or under the tree.She looked in two places.

Homework

Put a toy in, on and under things at home. Say where it is.