Basic 1 · English Language
Listening, Sight Words, Spelling Words and Adjectives
In this topic you will listen to and retell stories, read sight words, write familiar words and use adjectives to describe people.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Listen to a story and retell it
- Read and use sight words
- Write simple familiar words
- Describe people using adjectives
What you already know
- Sight words and adjectives
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
Good listeners can tell a story again in their own words.
Listening and Retelling
Story: "Esi lost her pencil. She looked under her desk. Kojo found it near the door. Esi said, 'Thank you, Kojo.'"
Retell it
- Esi lost her pencil.
- She looked under her desk.
- Kojo found it near the door.
- Esi thanked Kojo.
New words
- listen
- To pay attention to sounds.
- retell
- To tell a story again.
- found
- Discovered something lost.
Summary
- Listen carefully to a story.
- Retell it in the right order.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Who found the pencil?
- A. Kojo
- B. Esi
- C. The teacher
- D. Mother
Show answer
Answer: KojoKojo found it near the door.2. Esi thanked Kojo.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueShe said thank you.3. To tell a story again is to ______ it.
Show answer
Answer: retellThat is retelling.4. Where did Kojo find the pencil?
Show answer
Answer: Near the doorThe story says near the door.
Lesson 2
- Strand
- Reading
- Sub-strand
- Vocabulary
- Indicator
- B1.2.6.1.1 – Read level-appropriate sight words and use many of them in meaningful sentences
Introduction
Let us learn more sight words.
More Sight Words
| was | for | on | are |
|---|---|---|---|
| with | they | at | be |
| this | have | from | or |
Read: "They are at home." "This is for you."
New words
- they
- Other people.
- this
- The thing here.
- with
- Together.
Summary
- We learn more sight words.
- We use them to read sentences.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which sight word fits? "___ is my book."
- A. This
- B. Run
- C. Big
- D. Ama
Show answer
Answer: This"This is my book."2. "They are at home." uses sight words.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThey, are, at are sight words.3. I play ______ my friends. (with / was)
Show answer
Answer: with"With" means together.4. Write a sentence using "this".
Show answer
Answer: E.g. This is my bag.It uses the sight word.
Lesson 3
- Strand
- Writing
- Sub-strand
- Writing Simple Words and Sentences
- Indicator
- B1.4.5.1.2 – Write simple familiar words
Introduction
Some words we use every day. Let us learn to write them.
Writing Familiar Words
| Family | School | Food |
|---|---|---|
| mother | book | rice |
| father | pen | yam |
| baby | bag | egg |
New words
- familiar
- Known well.
- spell
- To write the letters of a word in order.
- word
- Letters that make sense together.
Summary
- We write words we know well.
- We spell them letter by letter.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which word is spelt correctly?
- A. mother
- B. mothr
- C. muther
- D. mather
Show answer
Answer: motherm-o-t-h-e-r.2. "egg" is spelt e-g-g.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueEgg has two g's.3. Spell the word for a thing you write with: p__n
Show answer
Answer: penp-e-n.4. Write three food words.
Show answer
Answer: E.g. rice, yam, egg.They are food words.
Lesson 4
- Strand
- Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
- Sub-strand
- Using Qualifying Words – Adjectives
- Indicator
- B1.5.5.1.1 – Identify adjectives and use them to describe self and other people
Introduction
We use adjectives to describe people.
Describing People
- Grandmother is old and kind.
- The baby is small and cute.
- My friend is funny.
- The teacher is helpful.
New words
- old
- Having lived a long time.
- funny
- Making people laugh.
- helpful
- Ready to help.
Summary
- Adjectives describe people.
- Old, kind and funny are adjectives.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which adjective describes a baby?
- A. Small
- B. Old
- C. Tall
- D. Bearded
Show answer
Answer: SmallBabies are small.2. "Kind" is an adjective.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueIt describes a person.3. My friend makes me laugh. He is ______.
Show answer
Answer: funnyFunny people make us laugh.4. Write a sentence describing your teacher.
Show answer
Answer: E.g. My teacher is helpful.It uses an adjective.
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 birthday.
Reading Time
"Today is Adwoa's birthday. She is seven. Her friends sing for her. Mother gives her a new dress."
Questions
- How old is Adwoa? (seven)
- What does Mother give her? (a new dress)
New words
- birthday
- The day you were born each year.
- new
- Not used before.
- dress
- Clothes for girls and women.
Summary
- We read about Adwoa's birthday.
- She got a new dress.
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. How old is Adwoa?
- A. Seven
- B. Five
- C. Ten
- D. Two
Show answer
Answer: SevenThe story says seven.2. Her friends sing for her.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThe story says so.3. Mother gives her a new ______.
Show answer
Answer: dressThe story says a dress.4. Whose birthday is it?
Show answer
Answer: Adwoa'sThe story says it is Adwoa's birthday.
Homework
- Write five words about your family.