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WK LSN STRAND SUB-STRAND LESSON LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCES KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS LEARNING RESOURCES ASSESSMENT METHODS REFLECTION
1

Opening and reporting

2 1
CHILD LABOUR

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Select words with the target sound from an oral narrative.
-Use vocabulary related to the theme in sentences correctly.
-Value the importance of listening attentively.
The learner is guided to:
-Listen to an oral narrative from a digital device or a text read by the teacher.
-Listen for specific information such as sounds: /ɪə/ as in tears, appear, rear, clear and severe from a text.
-Listen for the main idea from a text.
-Practise saying words with the sound /ɪə/.
-Infer the meaning of vocabulary and phrases using contextual clues.
-Answer oral questions based on listening comprehension.
1. Why should you listen keenly? -2. Why should you pronounce words accurately?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 1
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Oral presentation
2 2
Listening and Speaking
Reading
Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension
Extensive Reading
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use proverbs, fixed phrases, idioms, and metaphors with straightforward meanings in oral communication.
-Listen for the main idea and specific details from an oral text.
-Value the importance of listening attentively.
The learner is guided to:
-Use digital and print resources to look up the meaning and spelling of words.
-Retell the story and record the narration on a digital device.
-Use expressions such as fixed phrases: play games, far away, believe it or not, do your best, burst into tears; similes: as hungry as a wolf, as greedy as a hyena; metaphors: The thief was a hyena, he was so greedy!; idioms: work like a dog, dog tired, work for peanuts, donkey work; proverbs: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, phrasal verbs: beat up, agree with, put up with, cope with.
1. Why should you listen keenly? -2. Why should you pronounce words accurately?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 3
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 5
-Reference materials
-Library resources
Observation -Oral questions -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
2 3
Reading
Extensive Reading
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use reference materials to find the required information.
-Judge the suitability of sample extensive reading materials.
-Appreciate the importance of reading independently for lifelong learning.
The learner is guided to:
-Create a crossword puzzle from the list of new words.
-Make notes on the information they have obtained.
-Share what they have read with classmates.
1. How do you select the books you read? -2. Why do you read books?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 5
-Library books
-Dictionary
-Digital devices
-Class readers
Observation -Oral presentation -Written exercises -Checklists
2 4
Grammar in Use
Word Classes: Determiners
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify determiners in sentences correctly.
-Use determiners in sentences correctly.
-Collaborate with peers to judge the correct use of determiners in sentences.
The learner is guided to:
-Identify the determiners some, enough, each and a lot of in sentences.
-Complete online quizzes and exercises involving the use of some, enough, each, and a lot of.
-Construct sentences using determiners.
-Make sentences using determiners from substitution tables.
1. How do we express the quantity or amount of something? -2. Why should we give the exact amount of something?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 8
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
2 5
Grammar in Use
Writing
Word Classes: Determiners
Guided Writing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use determiners in sentences correctly.
-Collaborate with peers to judge the correct use of determiners in sentences.
-Value the importance of using determiners correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Correct the sentences constructed by a peer.
-Work in groups and determine the correctness of a sample of sentences.
-Create their own sentences using determiners.
1. How do we express the quantity or amount of something? -2. Why should we give the exact amount of something?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 8
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 10
-Sample forms
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Group work assessment
3 1
Writing
Guided Writing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Design a form to provide the required information.
-Advocate the importance of filling forms correctly.
-Judge the correctness of completed forms.
The learner is guided to:
-Design a form with basic, personal, and why details in small groups.
-Fill in forms correctly.
-Display completed forms for peer assessment.
1. Why do we fill forms? -2. Why is it important to fill forms accurately and correctly?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 10
-Digital devices
-Sample forms
-Manila paper
-Teacher's Guide
Written exercise -Peer assessment -Self-assessment -Assessment rubrics
3 2
CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify proverbs from a text for effective communication.
-Listen for the main idea and specific details from a text.
-Use words and expressions such as similes, metaphors and proverbs containing selected sounds correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Listen to a comprehension passage of about 150 words.
-Use proverbs to create a paragraph.
-Pronounce words containing the sounds /l/ and /r/.
-Say tongue twisters after the teacher.
1. Why should you pronounce words correctly? -2. Why do we use proverbs?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 14
-Audio recordings
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
3 3
Listening and Speaking
Reading
Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension
Intensive Reading
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use words and expressions such as similes, metaphors and proverbs containing selected sounds correctly.
-Value the importance of attentive listening in communication.
-Listen for the main idea and specific details from a text.
The learner is guided to:
-Create tongue twisters containing words with the selected sounds.
-Give the meaning of new words and use them in sentences.
-Use expressions correctly, for example, metaphor: Peter is a giraffe, he is so tall; idiom: a red letter day, kill two birds with one stone, feel at home; proverbs: charity begins at home; phrasal verb: pass by, look forward to, look for, look at.
1. Why should you pronounce words correctly? -2. Why do we use proverbs?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 14
-Audio recordings
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 17
-Storybooks
-Poetry books
Observation -Oral questions -Oral presentation -Checklists
3 4
Reading
Intensive Reading
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Create mental images from the events in poems and stories.
-Judge the characters or events in a story in collaboration with peers.
-Answer factual and inferential questions correctly for comprehension.
The learner is guided to:
-Collaborate with peers to recite a poem.
-Summarise events in a story by retelling it in small groups.
-Create crossword puzzles using learnt vocabulary.
-Collaborate with peers to describe characters or places in poems or stories.
1. Why do we enjoy reading stories and poems? -2. Which stories and poems have you read?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 17
-Storybooks
-Poetry books
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral presentation -Peer assessment -Checklists
3 5
Grammar in Use
Word Classes: Nouns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify concrete and abstract nouns from a text.
-Use concrete and abstract nouns correctly in a variety of contexts.
-Appreciate the role of concrete and abstract nouns in communication.
The learner is guided to:
-Listen to a story, conversation or poem containing abstract nouns and concrete nouns.
-Collaborate to pick out concrete and abstract nouns from a story, conversation or poem.
-Work with peers to construct sentences using concrete and abstract nouns.
1. Which things can you see and touch in the classroom? -2. Which things cannot be seen or touched?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 21
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
4 1
Grammar in Use
Writing
Word Classes: Nouns
Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use concrete and abstract nouns correctly in a variety of contexts.
-Appreciate the role of concrete and abstract nouns in communication.
-Collaborate with peers to judge the correctness of sentences featuring nouns.
The learner is guided to:
-Make sentences from a substitution table featuring concrete and abstract nouns.
-Use a laptop, tablet, computer, manila paper, notebook, among others and create a crossword puzzle or a word search, with peers.
-Share the puzzle or word search through, email, other social media platforms, posters or the school notice board.
1. Which things can you see and touch in the classroom? -2. Which things cannot be seen or touched?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 21
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 24
-Digital texts
-Sample compositions
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Checklists
4 2
Writing
Creative Writing: Narrative Compositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Create an open-ended composition on a variety of themes.
-Judge a narrative composition for correctness of language and relevance of topic.
-Value the importance of proofreading in the writing process.
The learner is guided to:
-Use expressions, proverbs, idioms fixed phrases, similes and metaphors appropriately in a composition.
-Complete the composition individually.
-Proofread the composition and make necessary corrections.
-Work with peers to critique an open-ended composition while focusing on: organisation of ideas, creativity, relevance of topic, accuracy of language.
-Grade a composition written by peers.
1. How can you make your composition interesting to read? -2. Why is it important to proofread your composition?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 24
-Digital texts
-Sample compositions
-Dictionary
-Assessment rubrics
-Teacher's guide
Written exercise -Peer assessment -Self-assessment -Assessment rubrics
4 3
TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Pronounce words with target sounds correctly.
-Use polite words and phrases in a variety of contexts.
-Use a variety of similes, proverbs, idioms and fixed phrases in oral communication.
The learner is guided to:
-Say words containing the sounds /æ/ and /ɜː/.
-Assess your peers as they pronounce words with the target sound.
-Identify polite words and phrases used in a telephone conversation.
Why should we use polite words and phrases in a conversation?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 27
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
4 4
Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use polite words and phrases in a variety of contexts.
-Use a variety of similes, proverbs, idioms and fixed phrases in oral communication.
-Collaborate with peers to judge whether words or phrases have been used politely in a text.
The learner is guided to:
-Role-play a telephone conversation, with peers.
-Work with peers to use polite language to interrupt politely in sentences.
-Practise using expressions such as: fixed phrase: make friends; simile: as proud as a peacock; metaphor: Peter is a giraffe. He is so tall; idiom: feel at home; proverbs: charity begins at home; phrasal verb: pass by, look for, look at.
Why should we use polite words and phrases in a conversation?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 27
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral presentation -Role play -Checklists
4 5
Reading
Intensive Reading
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify new words in a text for comprehension.
-Answer direct and inferential questions for comprehension.
-Infer the meaning of words, similes, proverbs, metaphors and idioms with straight forward meanings using contextual clues.
The learner is guided to:
-Skim and scan a text for specific information.
-Read a text of up to 500 words on etiquette.
-Answer direct and inferential questions.
-Use contextual clues such as: synonyms and antonyms as well as neighbouring words to infer the meaning of fixed phrases, similes, metaphors, idioms, proverbs and phrasal verbs.
1. How do you obtain information from a text? -2. How do you tell the meaning of unfamiliar words?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 30
-Storybooks
-Dictionary
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written questions -Assessment rubric
5 1
Grammar in Use
Use of Correlative Conjunctions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify correlative conjunctions in an oral or written text.
-Use correlative conjunctions correctly in oral and written communication.
-Use the pattern show... nominal... how/where/who in sentences.
The learner is guided to:
-Identify the pattern : use of show... nominal... how/where/who in a text.
-Use correlative conjunctions either...or/neither...nor in sentences.
-Construct sentences using show... nominal... how/where/who.
1. Which words do we use when asking questions? -2. Which words do we use to show making a choice between two things?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 34
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
5 2
Grammar in Use
Use of Correlative Conjunctions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use correlative conjunctions correctly in oral and written communication.
-Use the pattern show... nominal... how/where/who in sentences.
-Acknowledge the importance of using well-formed sentences in communication.
The learner is guided to:
-Fill in blanks in provided sentences to practise the use of the pattern how/where/who.
-Search for instances in which correlative conjunctions either...or/neither are used in newspapers or magazines or the internet.
-Share their findings with peers.
1. Which words do we use when asking questions? -2. Which words do we use to show making a choice between two things?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 34
-Newspapers
-Magazines
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
5 3
Writing
Mechanics of Writing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify numerals, common abbreviations and acronyms from a text.
-Compose a story incorporating acronyms, abbreviations and numerals.
-Use similes, proverbs, metaphors and idioms with straight forward meanings in a composition.
The learner is guided to:
-Search for numerals, common abbreviations and acronyms from the internet.
-Create a crossword puzzle featuring numerals, common abbreviations and acronyms in groups.
-Display the crossword puzzles in class for peer review.
-Use expressions such as idioms, similes and metaphors correctly.
1. Why do we use abbreviations and acronyms? -2. How do we write numerals?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 37
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Newspapers
-Magazines
-Teacher's guide
-Sample compositions
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
5 4
EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Select words with the target sound from a text.
-Use appropriate words, similes and proverbs with straight forward meanings in day-to-day communication.
-Distinguish nouns, verbs and adjectives by stressing syllables correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Pronounce words containing the sound /ʊə/.
-Pronounce words with same spelling but different meanings.
-Work with peers to distinguish verbs, nouns and adjectives on the basis of stress, for example, extract/extract, perfect/perfect.
1. Which words have the same spelling but different meaning? -2. Why is it important to say words accurately? -3. Why do we enjoy listening to songs and poems?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 41
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
5 5
Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Apply stress on content words and helping verbs for speech clarity.
-Advocate the correct use of stress in oral communication.
-Use appropriate words, similes and proverbs with straight forward meanings in day-to-day communication.
The learner is guided to:
-Work with peers to make a recording of the poetry recitation.
-Sing a song on emergency rescue services and lay emphasis on content words.
-View a video of a recitation of a poem and identify the stressed words.
-Make recordings as they pronounce words and read sentences while applying the stress correctly.
-Use expressions such similes, metaphors, idioms, fixed phrases and proverbs in a written text.
1. Which words have the same spelling but different meaning? -2. Why is it important to say words accurately? -3. Why do we enjoy listening to songs and poems?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 41
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Video clips
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral presentation -Recording assessment -Checklists
6 1
Reading
Intensive Reading: Visuals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Predict events from visuals.
-Create images from viewed, read or heard texts.
-Answer direct and inferential questions correctly for comprehension.
The learner is guided to:
-Read a variety of visuals related to the emergency rescue services.
-Make predictions about a story based on the visuals.
-Create a story from visuals and retell it.
1. How can we communicate without using words? -2. What information do we obtain from pictures?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 46
-Pictures
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
-Videos
Observation -Oral questions -Oral presentation -Peer assessment
6 2
Grammar in Use
Word Classes: Pronouns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify relative and indefinite pronouns in a text.
-Use relative and indefinite pronouns correctly in oral and written texts.
-Judge the correctness of sentences featuring relative and definite pronouns from various texts.
The learner is guided to:
-Identify relative pronouns such as 'that,' 'which' 'who,' 'whom,' and 'whose' from a text.
-Construct sentences using relative pronouns.
-Complete sentences on emergency rescue services featuring relative pronouns.
1. Which words do we use to refer to people or things without saying who or what they are exactly?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 50
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
6 3
Grammar in Use
Word Classes: Pronouns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use relative and indefinite pronouns correctly in oral and written texts.
-Judge the correctness of sentences featuring relative and definite pronouns from various texts.
-Value the importance of using pronouns correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Use indefinite pronouns such as anyone, anything, everybody, everyone, everything, nobody, somebody, and someone and each from a text.
-Collaborate with others to judge the correctness of sentences from a sample text.
-Create posters, crossword puzzles or charts featuring relative and indefinite pronouns and share in class.
1. Which words do we use to refer to people or things without saying who or what they are exactly?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 50
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Checklists
6 4
Writing
Functional Writing
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify the key features of a formal letter.
-Create a formal invitation letter using the correct format.
-Judge a formal letter for correctness of language and relevance.
The learner is guided to:
-Go through a sample formal letter and identify its components.
-Search and download samples of formal letters online.
-Collaborate to plan a formal invitation letter.
-Write the formal letter individually.
1. Which kinds of letters do you write? -2. Why do you write letters?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 52
-Sample letters
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
-Assessment rubrics
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
6 5
OUR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Listen for specific information and the main idea for self-expression.
-Respond to oral questions based on the theme.
-Use expressions such as similes, metaphors and proverbs in oral communication.
The learner is guided to:
-Listen to correct pronunciation of sounds, words, and phrases from the teacher, audio-visual recordings among others.
-Work with peers to say words and phrases with the sounds /ð/ and /θ/ and assist one another.
-Listen to a poem on tourist attraction sites in Kenya with various adverbial phrases such as proudly, in the park, by the river among others and recite it.
1. Why should we pronounce sounds correctly? -2. What information do we obtain when we listen keenly?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 56
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Oral presentation -Peer assessment
7 1
Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use expressions such as similes, metaphors and proverbs in oral communication.
-Advocate the importance of listening comprehension.
-Respond to oral questions based on the theme.
The learner is guided to:
-Respond to questions on the poem.
-Use the following expressions in sentences: fixed phrases: Make friends, be careful, fall asleep, in future, in a hurry; simile: As brave as a lion; as blind as a bat; metaphor: She is a lion. She is so brave; proverbs: Prevention is better than cure, seeing is believing, The early bird catches the worm; idioms: Sick as a dog, you are what you eat, kick the habit, let the cat out of the bag, would not hurt a fly; phrasal verbs: Go away, go back, pick up, get away…the antelope got away from the lion.
1. Why should we pronounce sounds correctly? -2. What information do we obtain when we listen keenly?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 56
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Oral presentation -Checklists
7 2
Reading
Extensive Reading: Fiction/Non Fiction
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Select appropriate reading materials from varied texts.
-Read a variety of texts for enjoyment and general understanding.
-Assess a text for appropriateness and relevance.
The learner is guided to:
-Preview a text by focusing on the title, author, among others (fiction/non-fiction) 1251-1500 words).
-Collaborate to determine the appropriateness of a reading text.
-Skim texts on the theme of tourist attraction sites in Kenya to find out the general idea.
1. Why should we read a variety of materials? -2. How do you identify the book you want to read?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 60
-Storybooks
-Non-fiction books
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Reading logs -Assessment rubric
7 3
Reading
Grammar in Use
Extensive Reading: Fiction/Non Fiction
Adjectives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Read a variety of texts for enjoyment and general understanding.
-Assess a text for appropriateness and relevance.
-Value the importance of extensive reading for lifelong learning.
The learner is guided to:
-Scan a text to find specific details such as key words.
-Select and read an appropriate reading material based on their interest.
-Share what they have read with peers.
1. Why should we read a variety of materials? -2. How do you identify the book you want to read?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 60
-Storybooks
-Non-fiction books
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 64
-Charts
-Dictionary
Observation -Reading logs -Peer assessment -Checklists
7 4
Grammar in Use
Adjectives
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use simple, comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in oral and written texts.
-Acknowledge the importance of using adjectives correctly in communication.
-Judge the correctness of sentences featuring adjectives.
The learner is guided to:
-Create a crossword puzzle and a word search, using comparative and superlative adjectives.
-Display the completed crossword puzzle and word search on social media, posters, or charts.
-Provide feedback on peers' work.
1. Which words do we use to describe people, things, and places? -2. Why do we describe people, things, and events?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 64
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Checklists
7 5
Writing
Creative Writing - Narrative Compositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Plan a narrative composition collaboratively.
-Organise ideas coherently, clearly, and logically for writing fluency.
-Create a narrative composition on a variety of topics.
The learner is guided to:
-Identify the parts of a narrative composition.
-Work with peers to plan a narrative composition of about (160-200 words).
-Read sample narrative compositions with peers and critique them for: correctness of language, flow or organisation of ideas, relevance to the topic, creativity.
1. Why should we organise ideas in our compositions? -2. How can you make your writing interesting?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 67
-Sample compositions
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
8 1
Writing
Listening and Speaking
Creative Writing - Narrative Compositions
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Create a narrative composition on a variety of topics.
-Judge a narrative composition for correctness of language, relevance of the topic, and organisation of ideas.
-Value the importance of using appropriate expressions in writing.
The learner is guided to:
-Use the steps of the writing process to create a narrative composition of about (160-200 words), on tourist attraction sites.
-Use appropriate fixed phrases such as: catch fire; similes such as: as fast as lightning; metaphors such as: the boy was a fox. He was so cunning; proverbs such as: prevention is better than cure; idioms such as get into hot water and phrasal verbs such as: care for.
-Proofread and revise the composition.
1. Why should we organise ideas in our compositions? -2. How can you make your writing interesting?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 67
-Sample compositions
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Assessment rubrics
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 71
-Audio recordings
-Video clips
Written exercise -Peer assessment -Self-assessment -Assessment rubrics
8 2
JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS - WORK ETHICS

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Apply stress and intonation in questions, statements, and exclamatory sentences.
-Value the importance of stress and intonation in sentences.
-Use vocabulary related to the theme in sentences correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Recite a choral verse, with peers.
-Sing songs featuring stress and intonation.
-Form sentences using the following expressions: fixed phrases: Take care of, have no idea, you never know; simile: As happy as king, as busy as a bee, work like a horse; metaphor: Wambui is a bee. She is so busy; idioms: Lay off, hand in, take over, deal with, strike while the iron is hot, go the extra mile; proverbs: Make hay while the sun shines, The sun does not wait for a king, Honesty is the best policy, Slow but sure wins the race, Jack of all trades, master of none; phrasal verbs: Grow up, take over, deal with, give up, go on.
1. Why should we pronounce sounds and words correctly? -2. Why do we raise our voices when asking questions? -3. How can you vary your voice to convey different meanings?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 71
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Video clips
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral presentation -Recitation -Checklists
8 3
Reading
Intensive Reading: Dialogue
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Make connections between events in the text and prior experiences.
-Use contextual clues to infer the meaning of vocabulary such as words, proverbs, fixed phrases, similes, and phrasal verbs.
-Respond to a reading text for comprehension.
The learner is guided to:
-Relate the title and illustrations/pictures with their personal experiences.
-Skim a text to obtain a general idea (dialogue of about 500 words).
-Scan a text on work ethics for specific details.
-Observe the cover, pictures, and read the title to make predictions.
-Infer the meaning of unknown words, similes, metaphors and fixed phrases from context.
1. Why is it important to relate events in a story to our own experience? -2. How can you predict what will happen in a story or passage?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 76
-Storybooks
-Dictionary
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written questions -Assessment rubric
8 4
Reading
Grammar in Use
Intensive Reading: Dialogue
Phrasal Quantifiers
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Respond to a reading text for comprehension.
-Acknowledge the role of reading comprehension in lifelong learning.
-Make connections between events in the text and prior experiences.
The learner is guided to:
-Create mental images (visualise) from read, viewed, or heard text.
-Retell events in a story/dialogue in their own words.
-Work with peers to make posters featuring the new words he or she has learnt.
-Answer literal and inferential questions.
1. Why is it important to relate events in a story to our own experience? -2. How can you predict what will happen in a story or passage?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 76
-Storybooks
-Dictionary
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 79
-Charts
Observation -Oral presentation -Written exercises -Peer assessment
8 5
Grammar in Use
Phrasal Quantifiers
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use phrasal quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns correctly.
-Judge the correctness of phrasal quantifiers in sentences.
-Value the importance of using phrasal quantifiers correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Form sentences from a substitution table.
-Collaborate with peers to create sentences featuring phrasal quantifiers.
-Peer review each other's work.
1. How do we tell countable nouns from uncountable ones? -2. Which words are used to show the amount of something?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 79
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Checklists
9 1
Writing
Creative Writing - Pictorial Compositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Plan a composition in preparation for writing.
-Use appropriate words and expressions such as similes, metaphors, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs and idioms in written communication.
-Create a pictorial composition from visuals.
The learner is guided to:
-Collaborate to view a variety of pictures, illustrations, and other visuals in print and digital texts and discuss what is happening.
-View comic strips from newspapers and magazine columns.
-Use relevant fixed phrases: have no idea; similes: as happy as a king; metaphors: wambui is a bee, she is so busy; idioms: go the extra mile; proverbs such as: the sun does not wait for a king and phrasal verbs such as grow up in a composition.
1. How can you make others want to read your composition? -2. What information do we obtain from pictures or visuals?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 83
-Pictures
-Comic strips
-Newspapers
-Magazines
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
9 2
Writing
Listening and Speaking
Creative Writing - Pictorial Compositions
Pronunciation and Interactive Listening
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Create a pictorial composition from visuals.
-Judge a pictorial composition for relevance of topic, correctness of language, and creativity.
-Value the importance of organizing ideas logically in writing.
The learner is guided to:
-Collaborate to use visuals to compose a story of about (160-200 words).
-Organise ideas logically, coherently, and clearly.
-Revise their composition by incorporating suggestions given by peers.
-Publish the composition by displaying it on the wall, charts, online, posters, and social media platforms, among others.
1. How can you make others want to read your composition? -2. What information do we obtain from pictures or visuals?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 83
-Pictures
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Assessment rubrics
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 85
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
Written exercise -Peer assessment -Self-assessment -Assessment rubrics
9 3
TECHNOLOGY: SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS

Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Interactive Listening
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use appropriate words and expressions such as similes, metaphors, proverbs among others.
-Advocate the importance of interactive listening.
-Interrupt appropriately during a conversation.
The learner is guided to:
-Role-play short interviews.
-Watch partial dialogues on video, the computer, tablets, and other devices and respond to questions appropriately.
-Practise using expressions such as: fixed phrases: such as good at, be familiar with, little by little, long ago, a long time ago; similes: work like magic, as easy as ABC., like a sea of knowledge, as slow as a snail, as quick as silver; metaphors: The internet is a sea of knowledge. It has a lot of information; idioms: To make headway, apple of my eye; proverbs: Practice makes perfect, Necessity is the mother of invention, Live and learn, Little learning is a dangerous thing; phrasal Verbs: Start over, key in, leave behind, look for, come up with.
1. How do you interrupt a speaker politely during a conversation? -2. What emotions or feelings do we show on our faces when talking?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 85
-Digital devices
-Video clips
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral presentation -Role play -Checklists
9 4
Reading
Extensive Reading: Fictional and Non-Fictional
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Select appropriate reading texts from a library.
-Read a variety of texts for general information and enjoyment.
-Acknowledge the importance of reading widely for lifelong learning.
The learner is guided to:
-Select a reading text from a varied collection of materials or library.
-Preview the table of contents from a book, find the required information, and answer oral questions.
-Skim a text to obtain the gist or general idea.
-Scan a text to obtain specific information.
1. How can you obtain the general idea of what a text is about? -2. Why is it important to read many books?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 91
-Storybooks
-Non-fiction books
-Digital texts
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Reading logs -Assessment rubric
9 5
Reading
Grammar in Use
Extensive Reading: Fictional and Non-Fictional
Tense: Future Continuous Tense
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Read a variety of texts for general information and enjoyment.
-Acknowledge the importance of reading widely for lifelong learning.
-Apply reading strategies to enhance comprehension.
The learner is guided to:
-Select a reading text (1251-1500 words).
-Use a dictionary to look up the meaning of unfamiliar words.
-Write a summary of a text he or she has read and share it with peers.
1. How can you obtain the general idea of what a text is about? -2. Why is it important to read many books?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 91
-Storybooks
-Non-fiction books
-Dictionary
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
MENTOR English Learner's Book pg. 93
-Charts
-Maps
Observation -Oral presentation -Written exercises -Peer assessment
10 1
Grammar in Use
Tense: Future Continuous Tense
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use future continuous tense in oral and written contexts correctly.
-Assess sentences for correctness and appropriateness of tense.
-Value the importance of using tense correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Search the internet for examples of sentences expressing continuous tense.
-Collaborate with peers to determine the correctness of tense in sample sentences.
-Create their own sentences featuring future continuous tense.
1. What will you be doing next week? -2. How do you show an action will take place tomorrow?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 93
-Digital devices
-Sample sentences
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Checklists
10 2
Writing
The Double Punctuation Marks
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify the comma and double quotation marks in a text.
-Use the comma and the double quotation marks correctly in oral and written texts.
-Collaborate with peers to determine the correct use of the comma and the double quotation marks.
The learner is guided to:
-Collaborate to identify sentences in which the comma and the double quotation marks have been used.
-Recite a poem on scientific innovations paying attention to the use of the comma and the double quotation marks.
-Listen to an oral presentation and answer questions.
1. Why should we punctuate our speech or writing correctly? -2. Which punctuation marks do you use frequently?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 95
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
10 3
Writing
The Double Punctuation Marks
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use the comma and the double quotation marks correctly in oral and written texts.
-Collaborate with peers to determine the correct use of the comma and the double quotation marks.
-Judge the correctness of punctuation in texts.
The learner is guided to:
-Form sentences from a substitution table.
-Work with peers to construct and punctuate sentences correctly.
-Create a poster or power point presentation and display the work to another group.
-Listen to a dictation of sentences, write the sentences and punctuate them appropriately.
1. Why should we punctuate our speech or writing correctly? -2. Which punctuation marks do you use frequently?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 95
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Sample sentences
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Dictation -Assessment rubrics
10 4
THE FARM – ANIMAL SAFETY AND CARE

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Vocabulary
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Explain the difference between riddles and proverbs.
-Pronounce sounds, words, and phrases related to the theme accurately.
-Use words and expressions such as idioms, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs and proverbs in varied contexts.
The learner is guided to:
-Search from online sources for information on the differences between riddles and proverbs and share with peers.
-Participate in a riddling session.
-Say sounds, words, idioms, and proverbs with the sounds /ʃ/ and /ʧ/ accurately.
1. Why do we tell riddles and proverbs? -2. Which are some of the proverbs you know?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 99
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Riddling session -Peer assessment
10 5
Reading
Fluency
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Select a reading text from a collection of materials or the library.
-Read a text at a reasonable speed for fluency.
-Read a text accurately and with expression.
The learner is guided to:
-Obtain specific information from a text.
-Practise reading at the right speed, with peers.
-Read a text on animal safety, while observing punctuation marks correctly.
1. Why do we at times hesitate as we read? -2. How can you improve your reading speed? -3. What are some of the feelings you show when reading a story or poem?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 104
-Storybooks
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral reading -Peer assessment -Self-assessment
11 1
Reading
Fluency
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Read a text accurately and with expression.
-Acknowledge the importance of reading fluency in lifelong learning.
-Apply reading strategies to enhance fluency.
The learner is guided to:
-Watch a video on reading fluency and practise the various aspects of fluency.
-Collaborate in reading a choral verse.
-Read a paragraph, a passage, or story in turns.
1. Why do we at times hesitate as we read? -2. How can you improve your reading speed? -3. What are some of the feelings you show when reading a story or poem?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 104
-Video clips
-Poems
-Stories
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral reading -Choral reading -Checklists
11 2
Grammar in Use
Sentence Patterns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Distinguish the active and passive voice in a sample text correctly.
-Contrast the use of some given words in sentences.
-Use active and passive voice correctly.
The learner is guided to:
-Identify sentences in the active and passive voice from a text.
-Change sentences from active to passive voice and vice-versa.
-Sort pairs of sentences and classify them into either active or passive voice categories.
1. Why do we say some sentences are in active or passive voice? -2. How do we change a sentence from active to passive form?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 109
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
-Sample sentences
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
11 3
Writing
Creative Writing – Narrative Compositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Plan a narrative composition in preparation for writing.
-Use proverbs, phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions in writing.
-Create a narrative composition based on a given theme for self-expression.
The learner is guided to:
-Collaborate to use the writing process (planning, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing) and create a narrative composition of about (160-200 words).
-Identify idioms, proverbs, and similes from an oral or written text.
-Use appropriate words and expressions such as fixed phrases: similes, idioms phrasal verbs and metaphors in their writing.
1. Why is it important to plan your composition? -2. What makes a composition interesting? -3. Why do we use idioms and proverbs in compositions?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 104
-Sample compositions
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
11 4
Writing
Creative Writing – Narrative Compositions
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Create a narrative composition based on a given theme for self-expression.
-Judge a narrative composition for creativity, organisation of ideas, relevance of topic, and correctness.
-Value the importance of proofreading and revising written work.
The learner is guided to:
-Display their compositions in class, on charts, school magazine, noticeboard and blogs, among others.
-Complete a gap-filling exercise involving similes, proverbs, and idioms.
-Peer review each other's work and provide constructive feedback.
1. Why is it important to plan your composition? -2. What makes a composition interesting? -3. Why do we use idioms and proverbs in compositions?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 104
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Assessment rubrics
-Teacher's guide
Written exercise -Peer assessment -Self-assessment -Assessment rubrics
11 5
LIFESTYLE DISEASES

Listening and Speaking
Listening and Speaking
Pronunciation and Speaking Fluency
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify words, phrases and sentences with the target sounds.
-Use words and expressions such as idioms, proverbs and similes related to the theme in sentences correctly.
-Make an oral presentation related to the theme fluently.
The learner is guided to:
-Say words and phrases with the sounds /eə/, /aʊ/ and /h/ correctly.
-Practise saying tongue twisters with the selected sounds.
-Recite poems on lifestyle diseases with words which have the sounds /eə/ /aʊ/ and /h/.
1. Why should you speak accurately and without hesitations? -2. Why should you show the right feelings when reciting a poem or telling a story?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 117
-Digital devices
-Audio recordings
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
-Video recordings
Observation -Oral questions -Recitation -Peer assessment
12 1
Reading
Intensive Reading - fictional or non-fictional
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Make connections between events in the text and real life experiences.
-Create mental images from viewed, heard or read text for comprehension.
-Respond to texts correctly for comprehension.
The learner is guided to:
-Predict events by studying the title, cover or pictures in a text on lifestyle diseases.
-Picture events, characters or places in their minds.
-Read texts of up to 500 words related to the selected theme.
-Connect events in a text with an occurrence in their own life or real world events.
1. Why should we relate events in a text with real life, people or places? -2. How can we predict what will happen in a text or story?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 121
-Storybooks
-Non-fiction books
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written questions -Assessment rubric
12 2
Reading
Intensive Reading - fictional or non-fictional
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Respond to texts correctly for comprehension.
-Acknowledge the importance of reading comprehension in lifelong learning.
-Create mental images from viewed, heard or read text for comprehension.
The learner is guided to:
-Use the image on the front cover to predict events in the text.
-Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words and expressions such as fixed phrases, idioms, proverbs and phrasal verbs.
-Retell the events depicted in a text in their own words.
-Answer direct and inferential questions from a variety of texts.
-Create a mind map using words in a text.
1. Why should we relate events in a text with real life, people or places? -2. How can we predict what will happen in a text or story?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 121
-Storybooks
-Non-fiction books
-Dictionary
-Digital devices
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral presentation -Written exercises -Peer assessment
12 3
Grammar in Use
Adverbs
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify adverbs in oral and written texts.
-Use adverbs to express different meanings correctly.
-Judge the appropriateness of adverbs used in oral and written texts.
The learner is guided to:
-Identify the adverbs of manner, time, place and frequency in a text on lifestyle diseases.
-Underline the adverbs in a passage.
-Pick out different adverbs from print texts or the internet in small groups.
1. How do we show where, how, when and how many times an action occurs? -2. What are some of the words you could use to talk more about an action?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 121
-Charts
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
-Sample sentences
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Peer assessment
12 4
Writing
Punctuation: The Hyphen
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify grade appropriate hyphenated words from a written text.
-Use grade appropriate hyphenated words correctly for clarity of meaning.
-Judge sentences for correctness of language, and use of the hyphen.
The learner is guided to:
-Search for and share with peers hyphenated words such as dark-blue shirt, good-looking, good-hearted, fast-moving, anticlockwise from the internet, magazines, newspapers, textbooks or brochures.
-Listen to a dictation of the following words: mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in law and write them down.
-Listen to an audio recording of the words mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law and anti-clockwise and create a list.
1. Why do we punctuate texts?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 121
-Magazines
-Newspapers
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Oral questions -Written exercises -Dictation
12 5
Writing
Punctuation: The Hyphen
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Use grade appropriate hyphenated words correctly for clarity of meaning.
-Judge sentences for correctness of language, and use of the hyphen.
-Value the importance of using punctuation marks correctly in writing.
The learner is guided to:
-Use words such as fast-flowing, slow-moving, open-mouthed, big eyed, sugar-free among others in sentences.
-Hyphenate words which refer to age such as five-year-old girl, two-year-old and middle-aged man.
-Use the hyphen correctly when writing numbers 21 through 99: for example, twenty-one; ninety-nine.
-Work with peers to create a poster on lifestyle diseases featuring the words, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, anti-clockwise among others.
1. Why do we punctuate texts?
Skills in English Learner's Book pg. 121
-Magazines
-Newspapers
-Manila paper
-Digital devices
-Dictionary
-Teacher's guide
Observation -Written exercises -Peer assessment -Assessment rubrics
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