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Basic 2 · English Language

Giving Commands, Reading Fluently, Feelings and Spelling

In this topic you will give and follow commands, read with pace and expression, describe feelings and spell tricky words.

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

  • Give and respond to commands
  • Read passages with good pace and expression
  • Use simple sentences to describe feelings
  • Spell words with tricky letter patterns

What you already know

  • Instructions and narrative writing

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
Giving and Responding to Commands
Indicator
B2.1.9.1.1 – Give and respond to commands

Introduction

Class leaders give commands during games and drills.

Giving Commands

Commands in a game
CommandAction
Stand in a line!form a straight line
Turn left!face left
Jump three times!jump three times
Stop!freeze

New words

command
Words telling someone to do something.
leader
A person who guides others.
obey
To do what you are told.

Summary

  • Commands tell people what to do.
  • Good leaders speak clearly.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. What do you do when the leader says "Stop!"?

    • A. Freeze
    • B. Run
    • C. Sing
    • D. Sit down slowly
    Show answer
    Answer: FreezeStop means freeze.

  2. 2. Commands should be clear.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueClear commands are easy to obey.

  3. 3. A person who guides others is a ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: leaderThat is a leader.

  4. 4. Give a command for your classmates.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Raise your hands!It tells them what to do.

Lesson 2

Strand
Reading
Sub-strand
Fluency
Indicator
B2.2.9.1.1 – Read passages with good pace accuracy and expression

Introduction

Fluent readers read at a good speed, correctly and with feeling.

Reading Fluently

Fluent reading
SkillMeaning
pacenot too fast, not too slow
accuracyreading every word correctly
expressionusing your voice to show feeling

Practise: "Hurry! The bus is leaving! Kofi ran as fast as he could. 'Wait for me!' he shouted."

Two children reading a passage aloud to each other with expression
Figure 1: Reading with expression Draw yourself reading with expression.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

fluent
Reading smoothly and well.
pace
Speed.
accuracy
Being correct.

Summary

  • Fluent readers read with good pace, accuracy and expression.
  • Use your voice to show feelings.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Reading every word correctly is…

    • A. Accuracy
    • B. Pace
    • C. Volume
    • D. Speed
    Show answer
    Answer: AccuracyThat is accuracy.

  2. 2. Fluent readers read with expression.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThey show feeling.

  3. 3. Reading smoothly and well is being ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: fluentThat is fluency.

  4. 4. How should you read "Wait for me!"?

    Show answer
    Answer: Loudly and with excitement.It ends with !.

Lesson 3

Strand
Writing
Sub-strand
Descriptive Writing
Indicator
B2.4.12.1.1 – Use simple sentences to describe feelings

Introduction

We can describe how we feel and why.

Describing Feelings

  • I feel excited because tomorrow is my birthday.
  • I feel worried because my mother is sick.
  • I feel calm when I listen to music.

New words

excited
Very happy about something coming.
worried
Thinking something bad may happen.
calm
Peaceful and quiet.

Summary

  • We describe feelings with simple sentences.
  • We can say why we feel that way using "because".

Exercises

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

  1. 1. How do you feel before your birthday?

    • A. Excited
    • B. Worried
    • C. Angry
    • D. Sleepy
    Show answer
    Answer: ExcitedSomething good is coming.

  2. 2. "Calm" means peaceful.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat is calm.

  3. 3. I feel ______ because my mother is sick.

    Show answer
    Answer: worriedWorried fits.

  4. 4. Write a sentence about a feeling using "because".

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. I feel happy because I won.It explains the feeling.

Lesson 4

Strand
Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
Sub-strand
Spelling
Indicator
B2.5.10.1.1 – Use phonics knowledge to spell words with irregular phonic letter pattern

Introduction

Some words are not spelt the way they sound. We must learn them.

Tricky Spellings

Tricky words
WordTricky part
nightigh says "i"
kneek is silent
writew is silent
twow is silent
laughgh says "f"
Word cards knee, write and two with the silent letter greyed out
Figure 2: Silent letters Copy the words and circle the silent letters.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

silent letter
A letter we write but do not say.
spell
To write letters in order.
pattern
Letters that often go together.

Summary

  • Some words have silent letters.
  • Learn tricky words by looking, saying and writing.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which word has a silent k?

    • A. knee
    • B. kite
    • C. king
    • D. kick
    Show answer
    Answer: kneeWe say "nee".

  2. 2. The w in "write" is silent.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueWe say "rite".

  3. 3. In "night", igh says ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: iIt sounds like "i".

  4. 4. Spell the word that means a part of your leg that bends.

    Show answer
    Answer: kneek-n-e-e.

Lesson 5

Strand
Extensive Reading
Sub-strand
Building the Love and Culture of Reading
Indicator
B2.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age and level appropriate books and texts from print

Introduction

Today we read about catching a bus.

Reading Time

"Kofi woke up late. He dressed quickly and ran to the bus stop. 'Wait for me!' he shouted. The driver stopped and smiled. Kofi climbed in, panting. 'Thank you, Sir!' he said."

Questions

  • Why did Kofi run? (He woke up late.)
  • What did Kofi say to the driver? ("Thank you, Sir!")

New words

late
After the right time.
pant
To breathe fast after running.
driver
A person who drives a vehicle.

Summary

  • Kofi woke up late and ran for the bus.
  • The kind driver waited for him.

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Why did Kofi run?

    • A. He woke up late
    • B. He was early
    • C. He wanted exercise
    • D. He lost his bag
    Show answer
    Answer: He woke up lateThe passage says so.

  2. 2. The driver stopped for Kofi.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueHe stopped and smiled.

  3. 3. Kofi climbed in, ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: pantingHe was breathing fast.

  4. 4. How did Kofi show good manners?

    Show answer
    Answer: He said "Thank you, Sir!"He thanked the driver.

Homework

  1. Read a passage aloud to your family with good pace and expression.