English Standard Four – Unit 2, Lesson 1: Expressing Quantity Using Many and Much

MAIN COMPETENCE: DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF BASIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS.

Specific Competence: Use appropriate grammar and vocabulary both orally and in writing.

Main Activity: At the end of this Sub-topic, a pupil should be able to use appropriate grammatical structures and vocabulary to express quantity, location, past events, and reasons and results, both orally and in writing.

Specific Activities: Within 40 minutes, a pupil should be able to identify and use the words “many” and “much” in simple sentences expressing quantity.

Teaching and Learning Materials: TIE English Pupil’s Book for Standard Four, Unit Two, Activity 2.1(a) and (b), page 12; sentence cards; real objects or pictures; chalkboard and chalk.

Reference: Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE). (2024). English Pupil’s Book for Standard Four (Third Edition), Unit Two, Activity 2.1(a) and (b), page 12. Dar es Salaam: TIE.

Lesson Development

1. Introduction – 5 minutes

Teaching Activities: A teacher to display familiar objects or pictures such as books, water, rice and pencils. Ask pupils to say what they can see and introduce sentences expressing quantity.

Learning Activities: Pupils to observe the objects or pictures, name them and listen to simple sentences using “many” and “much”.

Learning Indicator: A pupil to identify familiar objects and recognise sentences expressing quantity.

2. Competence Development – 15 minutes

Teaching Activities: A teacher to guide pupils through Activity 2.1(a) and (b), page 12. Read the examples aloud and draw pupils’ attention to how “many” and “much” are used to express quantity.

Learning Activities: Pupils to follow the activity, listen, read the examples aloud and identify the words “many” and “much” in the sentences.

Learning Indicator: A pupil to identify “many” and “much” in simple sentences expressing quantity.

3. Design – 10 minutes

Teaching Activities: A teacher to write simple sentences on the chalkboard and provide sentence cards. Guide pupils to select “many” or “much” to complete each sentence.

Learning Activities: Pupils to work in pairs to complete the sentences using “many” or “much” and practise reading the completed sentences.

Learning Indicator: A pupil to choose “many” or “much” appropriately in guided sentences.

4. Realisation – 10 minutes

Teaching Activities: A teacher to ask pupils to make their own simple oral and written sentences using “many” and “much”. Invite selected pupils to share their sentences and provide support where needed.

Learning Activities: Pupils to make and write simple sentences using “many” and “much”, then read their sentences to the class.

Learning Indicator: A pupil to use “many” and “much” in simple oral and written sentences expressing quantity.

Remarks

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