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Basic 2 · Ghanaian Language · Reading

Reading Longer Sentences

In this topic you will read passages with sentences of five or six words.

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

  • Read sentences of five or six words
  • Read a passage smoothly
  • Retell what you read

What you already know

  • Reading short passages

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

Strand
Extensive Reading
Sub-strand
Reading
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B2.6.2.1.1 – Read short passages of simple sentences of about five to six words

Introduction

Our sentences are getting longer. With practice, you can read them smoothly.

1. A Passage to Read

"Kojo goes to the market today. He buys fresh fish for Mother. He also buys ripe red tomatoes. Kojo walks home with the basket."

2. Reading Smoothly

  • Read the whole sentence, not word by word.
  • Pause at full stops.
  • Read again to read faster.
A boy carrying a basket of fish and tomatoes home from the market
Figure 1: Kojo goes to the market Draw what Kojo bought.Illustration: Sirbus

3. Retelling

Kojo went to the market. He bought fish and tomatoes. Then he walked home.

New words

smoothly
Without stopping often.
fresh
Newly bought or caught.
ripe
Ready to eat.
retell
To tell again in your own words.

Summary

  • We read sentences of five or six words.
  • We read smoothly and pause at full stops.
  • We retell what we read.

Class activity: Read and Retell

  1. Read the passage to your partner.
  2. Your partner retells it in their own words.
  3. Swap and read a new sentence card.

You need: Ghanaian-language storybook, Locally made sentence cards, Pointer stick

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Where does Kojo go?

    • A. The market
    • B. The farm
    • C. The beach
    • D. The clinic
    Show answer
    Answer: The marketThe passage says market.

  2. 2. What else does Kojo buy?

    • A. Ripe red tomatoes
    • B. Shoes
    • C. Bread
    • D. Rice
    Show answer
    Answer: Ripe red tomatoesThe passage says so.

  3. 3. Kojo buys fish for Mother.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThe passage says so.

  4. 4. Kojo rides a bicycle home.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseHe walks home.

  5. 5. Ready to eat means ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: ripeRipe fruit is ready.

  6. 6. Retell the passage in one sentence.

    Show answer
    Answer: Kojo bought fish and tomatoes at the market.Use your own words.

Homework

  1. Read a page of a storybook smoothly to your family.