Basic 2 · English Language

Drama, Predictions, Matching Sentences and Position Words

In this topic you will respond to drama, make predictions from pictures, match sentence parts and use prepositions for position and time.

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

Take part actively in a drama
Use pictures and titles to predict
Match parts of sentences
Use prepositions for position and time

What you already know

Substitution tables and prepositions

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: B2.1.7.1.1 – Listen to and interact actively with drama

Introduction

When we interact with a drama, we answer, act and give our opinion.

Taking Part in a Drama

Seller: "Fresh bread! Fresh bread!"

Buyer: "How much is a loaf?"

Seller: "Five cedis."

Buyer: "Here is five cedis. Thank you."

Interact

Take turns to be the seller and buyer.
Change the item and price.

New words

interact: To take part with others.
seller: A person who sells.
buyer: A person who buys.

Summary

We take part in dramas by acting roles.
We can change the details to make new scenes.

Exercises

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

1. How much is a loaf in the drama?
- A. Five cedis
- B. Ten cedis
- C. One cedi
- D. Twenty cedis
Show answer
Answer: Five cedisThe seller says five cedis.
2. The buyer said thank you.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueThat is polite.
3. A person who sells is a ______.
Show answer
Answer: sellerThat is a seller.
4. Write what a buyer says to ask the price.
Show answer
Answer: How much is it?That asks the price.

Lesson 2

Strand: Reading
Sub-strand: Comprehension
Indicator: B2.2.7.1.1 – Use illustrations text clues and context to make inferences and predictions

Introduction

Pictures and titles give clues about a story before we read it.

Predicting

Title: "The Lost Puppy". Picture: a girl crying, holding an empty dog lead.

Prediction: The girl's puppy is lost, and she will look for it.

A storybook cover titled The Lost Puppy with a sad girl holding an empty lead — Figure 1: The Lost Puppy Draw what you think happens next.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

predict: To guess what will happen.
clue: Something that helps you guess.
illustration: A picture in a book.

Summary

Titles and pictures are clues.
We use clues to predict a story.

Exercises

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

1. A picture in a book is an…
- A. Illustration
- B. Index
- C. Author
- D. Page number
Show answer
Answer: IllustrationThat is an illustration.
2. The title can help us predict.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueIt is a clue.
3. To guess what will happen is to ______.
Show answer
Answer: predictThat is predicting.
4. Predict how "The Lost Puppy" ends.
Show answer
Answer: E.g. She finds the puppy behind the bush.Use the clues.

Lesson 3

Strand: Writing
Sub-strand: Controlled Writing
Indicator: B2.4.7.1.1 – Match parts of sentences to compose meaningful texts

Introduction

Sentences have parts that must fit together.

Matching Sentence Parts

Match the parts

Beginning	Ending
The farmer	grows yam.
The baker	bakes bread.
The tailor	sews clothes.
The nurse	cares for the sick.

A farmer, a baker, a tailor and a nurse at work — Figure 2: People and their work Draw one worker and write a sentence about their job.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

match: To join things that go together.
beginning: The first part.
ending: The last part.

Summary

We match beginnings and endings to make sentences.
The sentence must make sense.

Exercises

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

1. "The baker…"
- A. bakes bread.
- B. sews clothes.
- C. grows yam.
- D. drives a bus.
Show answer
Answer: bakes bread.Bakers bake bread.
2. "The tailor sews clothes." makes sense.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueTailors sew.
3. The nurse cares for the ______.
Show answer
Answer: sickNurses help sick people.
4. Write a sentence about a farmer.
Show answer
Answer: E.g. The farmer grows maize.It must make sense.

Lesson 4

Strand: Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
Sub-strand: Using Simple Prepositions
Indicator: B2.5.7.1.2 – Use prepositions to form simple sentences to indicate position and time

Introduction

Prepositions tell us where something is or when it happens.

Position and Time Words

Prepositions

Position	Time
The cat is under the table.	We play after school.
The book is between the bags.	I wake up before six.
The bird is above the tree.	We rest during break.

New words

between: In the middle of two things.
above: Higher than.
during: While something is happening.

Summary

Some prepositions show position: under, between, above.
Some show time: after, before, during.

Exercises

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

1. The book is ___ the two bags.
- A. between
- B. above
- C. after
- D. during
Show answer
Answer: betweenIn the middle.
2. "We rest during break." shows time.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueDuring is a time word.
3. The bird is ______ the tree. (above / during)
Show answer
Answer: aboveAbove shows position.
4. Write a sentence using "before".
Show answer
Answer: E.g. I bathe before school.Before shows time.

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 a lost puppy.

Reading Time

"Adwoa's puppy, Bobby, ran away. Adwoa looked under the bed and behind the kitchen. She called his name. Then she heard a bark between the two bushes. It was Bobby! She hugged him tightly."

Questions

What is the puppy's name? (Bobby)
Where was Bobby? (between the two bushes)

New words

puppy: A young dog.
bark: The sound a dog makes.
hug: To hold someone tightly with love.

Summary

Adwoa searched for her puppy.
She found him between the bushes.

Exercises

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

1. Where was Bobby found?
- A. Between the two bushes
- B. Under the bed
- C. In the kitchen
- D. At school
Show answer
Answer: Between the two bushesThe passage says so.
2. Adwoa hugged Bobby.
- A. True
- B. False
Show answer
Answer: TrueShe hugged him tightly.
3. A young dog is a ______.
Show answer
Answer: puppyThat is a puppy.
4. Name two places Adwoa looked.
Show answer
Answer: Under the bed and behind the kitchen.The passage tells us.

Homework

Write three sentences using under, between and above.