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Basic 1 · English Language

Places, Sight Words, Lists and Describing Words

In this topic you will describe places, read sight words, make a list and use describing words.

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

  • Describe places you know
  • Read sight words in sentences
  • Make a list of objects in school
  • Use describing words (adjectives)

What you already know

  • Describing home and -ing words

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
Conversation
Indicator
B1.1.6.1.2 – Describe the home people or places

Introduction

We can describe places like the market, the school and the beach.

Describing Places

  • The market is busy and noisy.
  • The school is big and clean.
  • The beach is sandy.
  • The clinic is quiet.
A busy market, a clean school and a sandy beach
Figure 1: Describing places Draw a place and write one word about it.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

busy
Full of people doing things.
noisy
Full of loud sounds.
quiet
With little sound.

Summary

  • We use words like busy, noisy and quiet to describe places.
  • Each place has its own features.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which word describes a market?

    • A. Busy
    • B. Asleep
    • C. Empty
    • D. Silent
    Show answer
    Answer: BusyMarkets are full of people.

  2. 2. A beach is sandy.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueBeaches have sand.

  3. 3. A place with little sound is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: quietThat is quiet.

  4. 4. Write one sentence about your school.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. My school is big.It describes the school.

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

Some words we see very often. We learn to read them quickly by sight.

Sight Words

Sight words
theandisit
atoinwe
Iyouheshe

Read: "The cat is in the box." "We go to school."

New words

sight word
A word we read quickly by looking.
often
Many times.
quickly
Fast.

Summary

  • Sight words appear often in sentences.
  • We read them quickly without sounding out.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which is a sight word?

    • A. the
    • B. elephant
    • C. mango
    • D. football
    Show answer
    Answer: the"The" appears very often.

  2. 2. We read sight words quickly.

    • A. True
    • B. False
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    Answer: TrueWe know them by sight.

  3. 3. The cat is ______ the box. (in / an)

    Show answer
    Answer: in"In" shows where.

  4. 4. Write a sentence using "and".

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Ama and Kofi play."And" joins words.

Lesson 3

Strand
Writing
Sub-strand
Writing Simple Words and Sentences
Indicator
B1.4.5.1.1 – Make a list of objects in the school

Introduction

A list helps us remember things. Let us list things in our school.

Making a List

A list has one thing on each line.

Things in our school

  1. desks
  2. chairs
  3. chalkboard
  4. books
  5. bell

New words

list
Things written one under the other.
object
A thing you can see and touch.
line
A row to write on.

Summary

  • A list has one thing on each line.
  • We can list things in our school.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which is an object in school?

    • A. Bell
    • B. Cloud
    • C. River
    • D. Moon
    Show answer
    Answer: BellThe bell is in school.

  2. 2. A list has one thing on each line.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat is how we write lists.

  3. 3. Things written one under the other make a ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: listThat is a list.

  4. 4. List three things in your classroom.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. desk, chair, board.Each item on a line.

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

Describing words tell us more about people and things. They are called adjectives.

Describing Words (Adjectives)

Adjective: A word that describes a person or thing.

Adjectives
AdjectiveExample
tallKofi is tall.
shortEsi is short.
happyI am happy.
bigThe goat is big.
redThe ball is red.
A tall boy and a short girl with a big goat and a red ball
Figure 2: Describing words Draw something big and something small.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

adjective
A describing word.
tall
High from top to bottom.
happy
Feeling good.

Summary

  • Adjectives describe people and things.
  • Tall, happy and red are adjectives.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which is a describing word?

    • A. Happy
    • B. Run
    • C. Ama
    • D. Desk
    Show answer
    Answer: HappyIt describes a feeling.

  2. 2. "Big" is an adjective.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueIt describes size.

  3. 3. The ball is ______. (Write a colour.)

    Show answer
    Answer: redColours are adjectives.

  4. 4. Write a sentence describing yourself.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. I am tall.It uses an adjective.

Homework

  1. Look in a mirror and write three words that describe you.