English Standard Four – Unit 1 – Lesson 22: Using Environmental Vocabulary in Oral and Written Communication

MAIN COMPETENCE:
DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF BASIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS.

Specific Competence:
Develop vocabulary by relating words with objects in the environment.

Main Activity:
At the end of this Sub-topic, a pupil should be able to identify and name common objects found at home, in the hospital, at the market and at the bus station; describe their characteristics and uses; match objects with suitable words; and use environmental vocabulary in simple oral and written sentences.

Lesson 22: Using Environmental Vocabulary in Oral and Written Communication

Specific Activity: Using environmental vocabulary in oral and written communication.

Learning Objective: Within 40 minutes, a pupil should be able to use appropriate vocabulary for familiar objects found at home, in the hospital, at the market and at the bus station to communicate simple information orally and in writing.

Lesson Focus

• Using names of household objects in simple oral exchanges and written statements.
• Using hospital vocabulary to communicate information about objects and their uses.
• Using market vocabulary in simple conversations and sentences.
• Using bus station vocabulary in simple conversations and sentences.
• Planning and presenting a short dialogue using environmental vocabulary.
• Writing meaningful sentences using capital letters and full stops.

Pupils use familiar environmental words to ask and answer simple questions, describe where objects are found and explain their uses. They practise through pair dialogues, group activities and individual writing.