ETIQUETTE: SOCIAL

Listening and Speaking

Extensive Listening - Listening to audio-visual texts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Listen to varied audio-visual texts for enjoyment and general information
- Identify titles, characters, places, and memorable events in recordings
- Connect careful listening skills to everyday situations like following announcements in public places

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to audio visual recordings of poems, stories or dialogues in groups
- Identify titles, characters, places, and memorable events in the audio-visual recordings
- Practise describing the characters, places and memorable events using sensory adjectives

Why are some recorded stories, poems and dialogues so enjoyable and memorable?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 1
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Teacher's Guide

- Observation - Oral questions - Listening comprehension tests - Peer assessment

Reading
Writing
Grammar in Use

Reading Fluency - Previewing texts and making predictions
Sentence Fluency - Using the comma correctly
Word Classes - Types of Nouns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Preview a text and make predictions about characters, people, and places
- Skim varied texts while glossing over unknown words to obtain the gist
- Apply prediction skills when reading notices, labels, and signs in daily life

The learner is guided to:
- Collaboratively look at text titles and images and predict what the text is about
- Read a text to obtain the gist
- Watch a video of someone reading a text and evaluate the reader in terms of accuracy, speed, and expressiveness

How can one make predictions about events in a text?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 5
- Various texts
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Photographs
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 16
- Sample texts
- Word cards
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 10
- Posters

- Oral questions - Reading assessment - Observation - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Extensive Listening - Identifying key details
Reading Fluency - Speed and accuracy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Analyse a wide range of audio-visual recordings to obtain key details
- Retell events from recordings for oral comprehension
- Apply active listening skills when receiving instructions at home or school

The learner is guided to:
- Work in small groups, pick out key details such as characters, places, and events
- Role-play events/episodes from the texts
- Engage in a hot seating session based on the characters or events

How do key details such as characters, places, and events help us understand the message?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 1
- Audio-visual recordings
- Charts
- Posters
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 6
- Various texts
- Newspapers
- Timer

- Oral presentations - Hot seating assessment - Group work evaluation - Observation

Writing
Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Sentence Fluency - Correcting comma splices
Word Classes - Types of Pronouns
Speaking Etiquette - Pronunciation and polite language

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify comma splices in written texts
- Rewrite comma splices correctly for communication clarity
- Avoid common punctuation errors that cause confusion in formal letters and reports

The learner is guided to:
- Rewrite comma splices and run-on sentences correctly
- Exchange cards for peer review of the sentences
- Form sentences from a substitution table

How does correct punctuation improve understanding?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 16
- Sample texts with errors
- Word cards
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 12
- Digital devices
- Dialogues
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 3
- Audio recordings
- Video clips
- Role play cards

- Written exercises - Peer review - Error correction tasks - Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency - Common word patterns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use common word patterns (collocations and binomial phrases) for effective communication
- Recognize collocations in reading texts
- Use collocations naturally in speaking and writing like native speakers do

The learner is guided to:
- Pick out phrases such as bigger and better, bread and butter from texts
- Complete substitution tables and gap-filling exercises featuring common word patterns
- Form sentences featuring common word patterns

How do word patterns improve our communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 8
- Sample texts
- Substitution tables
- Gap-filling exercises
- Charts

- Written exercises - Gap-filling tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Sentence Fluency - Correcting run-on sentences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify and rewrite run-on sentences correctly
- Use coordinating conjunctions to join sentences appropriately
- Write clear sentences in social media posts and messages to avoid misunderstandings

The learner is guided to:
- Identify errors in run-on sentences
- Rewrite sentences correctly using full stops, semi-colons, or conjunctions
- Join sentences using conjunctions such as and, but, or, yet and so

Why is it important to avoid run-on sentences in writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 17
- Sample texts
- Manila cards
- Charts
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Error correction tasks - Peer assessment - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Word Classes - Phrasal Quantifiers
Critical Listening - Identifying speaker and context
Extensive Reading - Selecting appropriate texts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use phrasal quantifiers with count and non-count nouns
- Form correct expressions indicating amounts
- Use quantifiers accurately when shopping, cooking, or describing quantities in daily life

The learner is guided to:
- Use phrasal quantifiers with count and non-count nouns in sentences
- Fill in gaps with expressions that make nouns countable
- Write sentences using expressions: a bottle of, a drop of, a roll of, a tray of

How do phrasal quantifiers help us express amounts clearly?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 14
- Charts
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 20
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 25
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Online texts

- Written exercises - Gap-filling tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE

Writing
Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Mechanics of Writing - Spelling accuracy
Word Classes - Verbs and auxiliaries
Critical Listening - Note-taking and concentration

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify frequently misspelt and easily confused words in written texts
- Apply spelling rules to write words with affixes
- Avoid spelling errors that change meaning in important documents like application letters

The learner is guided to:
- Search online or offline for examples of frequently misspelt and easily confused words
- Practise spelling words that are often misspelt by leaving out consonants
- Design charts and posters featuring frequently misspelt words

How does spelling affect the quality of our writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 36
- Dictionary
- Charts
- Posters
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 30
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 20
- Audio recordings
- Note-taking materials

- Spelling tests - Written exercises - Dictation - Peer assessment

Reading
Writing

Extensive Reading - Reading for pleasure
Mechanics of Writing - Using abbreviations correctly

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Read varied texts for enjoyment and general understanding
- Summarise information using pictures, mind maps, posters, or charts
- Develop a reading habit that broadens knowledge about environmental issues

The learner is guided to:
- Read texts and relate events, persons, and places to real-life situations
- Summarise the information in the text using pictures, mind maps, posters, or charts
- Prepare and compare reading logs with peers

Why should one carefully select the text to read?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 26
- Various texts
- Reading logs
- Mind map templates
- Chart paper
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 36
- Dictionary
- Charts
- Sample texts
- Digital devices

- Reading logs - Summaries - Mind maps - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Word Classes - Verb forms
Conversational Skills - Pronunciation and discourse markers

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Distinguish between regular and irregular verbs
- Use the present, past and past participle forms correctly
- Use correct verb forms when describing environmental changes over time

The learner is guided to:
- Create a poster or chart showing examples of verbs with three forms similar, two forms similar, and three forms different
- Construct sentences using the verb types
- Fill a crossword puzzle featuring regular and irregular verbs

Why must we use the correct form of verbs in sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 31
- Charts
- Crossword puzzles
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 22
- Audio recordings
- Conversational cards
- Digital devices
- Poems

- Written exercises - Crossword completion - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading
Writing

Extensive Reading - Vocabulary development
Mechanics of Writing - Word formation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recognise the role of extensive reading in building vocabulary
- Create a reading log to track reading activities
- Use new vocabulary learned from reading in conversations about the environment

The learner is guided to:
- Read the texts and identify new vocabulary words
- Keep a vocabulary journal with new words and their meanings
- Prepare and compare reading logs with peers

How does extensive reading help build vocabulary?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 29
- Various texts
- Reading logs
- Vocabulary journals
- Dictionary
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 38
- Charts
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books

- Reading logs - Vocabulary tests - Journal reviews - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Word Classes - Tense and phrasal verbs
Intensive Listening - Keywords, facts, and phrases

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Construct sentences in present, past, and future progressive forms
- Use phrasal verbs with appropriate meanings in context
- Describe environmental changes accurately using different tenses and aspects

The learner is guided to:
- Construct sentences in the present, past and future progressive from a substitution table
- Use phrasal verbs to make sentences with different meanings
- Select phrasal verbs with one particle and use them appropriately

How do tense and aspect help us express time in communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 34
- Substitution tables
- Charts
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 41
- Audio/video recordings
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Sentence construction - Oral questions - Peer assessment

AI AND SOCIETY: HEALTHCARE

Reading
Writing

Reference Materials - Dictionary and thesaurus skills
Paragraphing Skills - Using connectors

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use a dictionary to look up the meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of words
- Use the thesaurus to locate synonyms and antonyms
- Use reference materials to understand medical and health-related terms

The learner is guided to:
- Check synonyms and antonyms of words from a thesaurus
- Use the dictionary to establish the pronunciation, meaning and spelling of words
- Work with peers to look for information on the uses of dictionary and thesaurus

Why are reference materials useful?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 54
- Dictionary
- Thesaurus
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 67
- Sample texts
- Pictorials
- Exercise books

- Reference skills tests - Word finding exercises - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Word Classes - Types of adjectives
Intensive Listening - Recognizing figurative language
Reference Materials - Multiple sources

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use proper and descriptive adjectives to describe people, places, and things
- Order adjectives appropriately for clarity of communication
- Describe medical equipment and healthcare facilities accurately

The learner is guided to:
- Identify regular and irregular adjectives from texts
- Practice ordering adjectives correctly
- Design a poster showing descriptive and proper adjectives

How do we describe objects to bring out their differences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 60
- Charts
- Posters
- Sample texts
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 43
- Poems
- Audio recordings
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 56
- Encyclopaedia
- Atlas
- Manuals

- Written exercises - Poster assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing
Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Paragraphing Skills - Topic and clincher sentences
Word Classes - Degrees of comparison
Speaking Fluency - Using non-verbal communication

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe the structure of a well-formed paragraph (topic, supporting, clincher sentences)
- Follow the writing process to write and refine a paragraph
- Write well-structured paragraphs about healthcare topics

The learner is guided to:
- Write a topic sentence, supporting sentences and clincher sentence
- Refine sentences using the steps of the writing process
- Brainstorm ideas for a paragraph on a person, place, or event

What makes a paragraph well-structured?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 69
- Sample paragraphs
- Writing process charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 63
- Charts
- Sample texts
- Crossword puzzles
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 46
- Role play cards
- Recording devices
- Digital devices
- Props

- Paragraph writing assessment - Peer review - Checklists - Self-assessment

Reading

Reference Materials - Current information sources

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Extract information from newspapers on various topics
- Make notes from reference materials
- Stay informed about health developments and medical news through newspapers

The learner is guided to:
- Read newspaper articles and identify key information
- Make notes from texts related to artificial intelligence in healthcare
- Share findings with peers for feedback

How do newspapers help us stay informed about current events?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 59
- Newspapers
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Note-taking assessment - Information extraction tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Paragraphing Skills - Essay structure and paraphrasing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify the parts of an essay (introduction, body, conclusion)
- Paraphrase information from varied texts
- Write essays about healthcare topics using proper structure

The learner is guided to:
- Read an essay together and identify the parts: introduction, body, conclusion
- Work in groups to write introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs
- Practise paraphrasing texts in their own words

How can you make an essay more cohesive?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 70
- Sample essays
- Paraphrasing exercises
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Essay writing assessment - Paraphrasing tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Word Classes - Prepositions of place, time, and manner
Selective Listening - Following instructions
Study Skills - Using library resources

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Demonstrate appropriate use of simple prepositions showing agent, place, time, and manner
- Form sentences using prepositions of time, place, and movement
- Give accurate directions to healthcare facilities using prepositions

The learner is guided to:
- Form sentences using prepositions of time, place, manner, instrument, and movement
- Complete crossword puzzles using relevant prepositions
- Write paragraphs using correctly ordered adjectives and simple prepositions

How do prepositions show relationships between words?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 65
- Charts
- Crossword puzzles
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 73
- Audio recordings
- Maps
- Digital devices
- Game materials
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 83
- Library resources
- Call numbers
- Note cards

- Written exercises - Crossword completion - Oral questions - Peer assessment

TRAVEL: ADVENTURE

Writing
Grammar in Use

Mechanics of Writing - Quotation marks
Determiners - Using articles correctly

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use single and double quotation marks correctly in written texts
- Find quotation marks in various texts
- Quote travel reviews and testimonials correctly in writing

The learner is guided to:
- Analyse a text together with peers and pick out quotation marks
- Search online and offline for rules on the use of quotation marks
- Generate sentences that require the use of quotation marks

Why is it important to punctuate a sentence correctly?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 92
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 88
- Maps
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Punctuation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Writing

Selective Listening - Note-taking from recordings
Study Skills - Interpreting visual information
Mechanics of Writing - Dashes, hyphens, and slashes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Filter required information from an oral text
- Take notes from oral texts or recordings on diverse topics
- Extract important travel information from announcements at airports and stations

The learner is guided to:
- Take notes from an audio or video recording
- Rephrase the instructions and directions in a dialogue and record themselves
- Simulate a noisy environment and practise picking out required information

Why is it important to pick out specific details during an oral presentation?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 73
- Audio/video recordings
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices
- Role play cards
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 86
- Pictures
- Charts
- Travel brochures
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 93
- Sample texts
- Exercise books

- Note-taking assessment - Information extraction tests - Observation - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Determiners - Demonstratives and possessives
Conversational Skills - Word choice and formality

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use demonstratives (this, that, these, those) correctly as determiners
- Use possessives (her, my, your, his, their) as determiners
- Describe personal belongings and travel items accurately

The learner is guided to:
- Read a text and identify sentences where possessives function as determiners
- Copy passages and underline all determiners
- Use demonstratives and possessives to construct sentences

How do determiners help us identify specific nouns?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 90
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 76
- Audio recordings
- Poems
- Stories
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading
Writing

Study Skills - Conducting library research
Mechanics of Writing - Capitalisation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe library etiquette while using library resources
- Follow steps in conducting library research
- Research travel safety tips and destination information effectively

The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm ways of making the library a conducive environment
- Write a list of library rules
- Conduct research on a travel-related topic following proper steps

What rules should we follow when using a library?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 84
- Library resources
- Research materials
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 94
- Sample texts
- Exercise books

- Research assessment - Library etiquette observation - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use

Phrases - Noun and verb phrase structure

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify noun phrases and verb phrases in sentences
- Form sentences using different noun phrase and verb phrase structures
- Describe travel experiences using varied phrase structures for clarity

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a story and write down all the noun phrases
- Group noun phrases in tables by structure
- Identify verb phrases in sentences and use them in new sentences

How are phrases different from sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 90
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Phrase identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

CAREERS: PUBLIC SECTOR

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Writing

Interactive Listening - Conversational skills
Intensive Reading - Pre-reading strategies
Functional Writing - Writing memos

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Practise turn-taking during conversations
- Negotiate meaning through clarifying questions
- Conduct effective job interviews by listening and responding appropriately

The learner is guided to:
- Identify signals that indicate someone has finished speaking
- Practise turn-taking in group discussions about careers
- Ask clarifying questions to understand speakers better

What signals indicate that it is your turn to speak in a conversation?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 96
- Audio recordings
- Video clips
- Digital devices
- Role play cards
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 102
- Various texts
- Job advertisements
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 114
- Sample memos
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Observation - Role play assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking
Reading

Word Classes - Types of adverbs
Interactive Listening - Active listening skills
Intensive Reading - Comprehension strategies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adverbs of place, time, and manner in sentences
- Use adverbs appropriately to express different meanings
- Describe work schedules and job responsibilities accurately using adverbs

The learner is guided to:
- Create a crossword puzzle featuring adverbs of place, time, and manner
- Design a chart showing gradable adverbs
- Form sentences using different types of adverbs

Why is knowledge about adverbs important in communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 106
- Charts
- Crossword puzzles
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 97
- Audio recordings
- Role play cards
- Digital devices
- Expression cards
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 103
- Comprehension passages
- Career-related texts
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Crossword completion - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing
Grammar in Use

Functional Writing - Personal writing
Word Classes - Degrees of adverbs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Write personal journals and diaries while adhering to the format
- Use informal register in personal writing
- Reflect on career goals and experiences through journal writing

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss with peers the format of a diary/personal journal
- Search online and share samples of diaries and journals
- Compose a diary/journal entry collaboratively

How can keeping a journal help us track our growth and experiences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 112
- Sample journals
- Sample diaries
- Digital devices
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 107
- Charts
- Tables
- Sample sentences

- Journal writing assessment - Format evaluation - Peer review - Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Conversational Skills - Digital communication etiquette
Intensive Reading - Building understanding

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Observe netiquette when participating in online meetings
- Take turns, interrupt, and disagree politely in online and face-to-face meetings
- Participate professionally in virtual job interviews and online meetings

The learner is guided to:
- Research ways of observing netiquette during online meetings
- Take part in a video conferencing call
- Discuss how to take turns and disagree politely in meetings

Why is it important to observe etiquette in online communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 100
- Digital devices
- Video conferencing platforms
- Netiquette guidelines
- Role play cards
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 105
- Comprehension passages
- Dictionary
- Charts

- Online meeting assessment - Observation - Peer assessment - Checklists

Writing

Functional Writing - Polite and formal writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use euphemisms appropriately in formal writing
- Distinguish between formal and informal language
- Write professional emails and letters using appropriate formal language

The learner is guided to:
- Read paragraphs and identify euphemisms used to replace unpleasant words
- Distinguish between formal and informal expressions
- Use euphemisms and formal language in sentences

Why do we use polite expressions in professional communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 110
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Identification tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Phrases - Types of phrases
Responsive Listening - Connecting with a Speaker

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify adjective phrases, adverb phrases, and prepositional phrases in sentences
- Use different types of phrases to enhance writing
- Write clear job applications and resumes using varied phrase structures

The learner is guided to:
- Search for adverb phrases, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases from texts
- Read a passage and identify different types of phrases
- Fill in blanks with appropriate phrases

How do different types of phrases improve our writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 108
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 116
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Phrase identification tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

CULTURE: VALUES AND BELIEFS

Reading
Writing
Grammar in Use

Reading Fluency - Speed, Accuracy and Prosody
Creative Writing - Narrative Essays
Word Classes - Relative Pronouns

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe the features of expressive reading from a selected text
- Read a text at the right speed and accurately for fluency
- Use expressive reading skills when presenting speeches or stories

The learner is guided to:
- Work in collaboration with others to read sentences and express different emotions as written on flashcards
- Listen to audiobooks and identify features of expressive reading such as pitch, pace, and volume
- Take turns to read, rehearse, and present choral verses

Why should we read text fluently?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 123
- Audio books
- Flashcards
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 135
- Sample narrative essays
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 126
- Crossword puzzles

- Oral reading assessment - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Writing

Responsive Listening - Showing Empathy and Avoiding Distractions
Reading Fluency - Pitch, Pace, Volume and Intonation
Creative Writing - Drafting Narrative Essays

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Relate oral texts to individual experiences for critical thinking
- Build empathy during a conversation
- Apply empathetic listening when supporting friends or family members

The learner is guided to:
- Connect with a speaker's feelings to show respect for their emotions
- Use phrases like "I understand how you feel" or "that must have been hard for you" to show empathy
- Team up with others to listen to audio recordings and show empathy

How can we show that we value and understand others when listening?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 117
- Audio recordings
- Role play materials
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 124
- Choral verses
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 136
- Sample essays
- Writing materials

- Observation - Role play assessment - Peer assessment - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Clauses - Relative Clauses
Speaking Fluency - Word Stress

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Form relative clauses introduced by relative pronouns: who, whom, that, which, whose
- Distinguish between defining and non-defining relative clauses
- Use relative clauses correctly when writing descriptions or explanations

The learner is guided to:
- Search from books or the Internet for information on defining and non-defining relative clauses
- Underline relative clauses in sentences and indicate whether defining or non-defining
- Use relative clauses to construct sentences about pictures

How do relative clauses help us add more information to sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 127
- Charts
- Pictures
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 120
- Audio recordings
- Word lists

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Oral questions - Checklists

Reading

Reading Fluency - Expressive Reading

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Participate in echo reading and reader's theatre activities
- Record reading sessions and share them on digital platforms
- Use expressive reading techniques when reading stories to younger learners

The learner is guided to:
- Participate in echo reading of a given poem while bringing out feelings and emotions appropriately
- Record the reading sessions and share them on digital platforms
- Take part in a reader's theatre by selecting a poem or narrative and assigning portions to read

How does practising reading aloud improve our communication skills?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 125
- Poems and narratives
- Recording devices
- Digital platforms

- Performance assessment - Peer review - Recording evaluation - Checklists

Writing
Grammar in Use

Creative Writing - Descriptive Essays
Clauses - Adverbial Clauses of Time and Reason

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Create a descriptive paragraph to talk about a person, place, object, or event in detail
- Use similes, metaphors and sensory language in descriptive writing
- Write vivid descriptions for creative projects or travel journals

The learner is guided to:
- Read descriptive essays and identify similes, metaphors, and descriptions of sound, smell, taste, sight, and touch
- Generate a list of words that relate to the five senses
- Write a descriptive essay about a cultural event

How do sensory details help readers visualize what we describe?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 131
- Sample descriptive essays
- Mind maps
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 130
- Substitution tables
- Digital devices

- Written assessment - Peer assessment - Portfolio evaluation - Rubrics

SPORTS AND GAMES: POPULAR SPORTS

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Writing

Critical Listening - Distinguishing Facts and Opinions
Intensive Reading - Comprehension Strategies
Functional Writing - Letter Structure

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe the opinions and facts expressed in an oral presentation for comprehension
- Distinguish facts from opinions in an oral presentation or recording
- Identify factual information when listening to news or sports commentary

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups and discuss the meaning of fact and opinion
- Come up with ten statements about favourite sport and group them into facts or opinions
- Present the facts and opinions on a chart or graphic organiser

How can we tell whether something is true or false?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 138
- Audio recordings
- Charts
- Graphic organisers
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 144
- Pictures
- Narrative texts
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 150
- Sample letters

- Oral questions - Peer assessment - Group presentations - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Clauses - Noun Clauses Beginning with 'That' and 'What'
Critical Listening - Evaluating Accuracy

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Recognise noun clauses that begin with 'that' and 'what' from a given context
- State whether given groups of words are noun clauses or complete sentences
- Use noun clauses to express thoughts clearly in conversations

The learner is guided to:
- Study sentences and take note of noun clauses
- State whether each given group of words is a noun clause or a complete sentence
- Copy sentences and underline all the noun clauses

Why is it important to use a variety of sentences in communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 148
- Sample sentences
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 139
- Audio recordings
- Newspaper articles
- Graphic organisers

- Written exercises - Oral questions - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading
Writing
Grammar in Use

Intensive Reading - Making Inferences
Functional Writing - Letters of Apology and Appreciation
Clauses - Noun Clauses as Subjects

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Infer the meaning of words, idioms, compound words, proverbs, and phrases in a written text
- Make connections between the events, places and characters in a text with real life
- Apply inference skills when reading novels or short stories

The learner is guided to:
- In not more than 50 words, summarise what Rat did to ensure he defeated Fish in the race
- Talk about situations where they or someone else won by coming up with a clever strategy
- Explain the meaning of expressions as used in the passage

Why do we need to read keenly?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 146
- Narrative texts
- Dictionaries
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 151
- Sample letters
- Writing materials
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 149
- Dialogues
- Charts

- Comprehension tests - Vocabulary assessment - Peer assessment - Checklists

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Speaking Fluency - Sounds /f/, /ŋ/ and Consonant Blend /ŋɡ/
Intensive Reading - Shades of Meaning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Articulate the consonant sound /ŋ/ and consonant blends ng as well as different realisations of sound /f/
- Distinguish between similar sounds for clarity
- Pronounce words correctly when giving sports commentary or announcements

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups and say words with f, ff, ph and gh paying attention to pronunciation
- Write down other words spelt with f, ff, ph and gh and take turns to say them
- Make tongue twisters using words that have f, ff, ph and gh

Why is it important to articulate sounds correctly?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 140
- Word lists
- Tongue twisters
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 147
- Dictionaries
- Narrative texts
- Charts

- Oral presentation - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Writing

Functional Writing - Letters of Acceptance and Emails

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Write letters of acceptance in varied situations
- Compose emails for different purposes while demonstrating netiquette
- Write professional emails for job inquiries or formal requests

The learner is guided to:
- Study sample letters of acceptance and emails
- Search from books or the Internet for steps to follow when writing and sending an email
- Write an apology to a coach in form of an email

How do we communicate effectively through digital platforms?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 154
- Sample emails
- Digital devices
- Internet access

- Written assessment - Email composition - Peer assessment - Rubrics

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Clauses - Using Noun Clauses in Communication
Intensive Listening - Interpreting Visuals

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use noun clauses as subjects in a variety of sentence contexts
- Create short plays or dialogues using noun clauses
- Express complex ideas using noun clauses in essays or reports

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups and come up with a short play on favourite sport using noun clauses as subjects
- Perform the play for the class
- Use each given noun clause as a subject in a sentence

How can we use noun clauses to express complex ideas?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 150
- Play scripts
- Performance space
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 158
- Video recordings
- Note-taking materials

- Performance assessment - Written exercises - Peer assessment - Checklists

HEALTH AND SAFETY: PERSONAL SAFETY

Reading
Writing
Grammar in Use

Study Skills - Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review
Creative Writing - Expository Writing
Clause Patterns - SV, SVO, SVOO

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Use the SQ4R technique for study purposes
- Describe the steps involved in the SQ4R reading strategy
- Apply SQ4R when studying for examinations or researching topics

The learner is guided to:
- Match SQ4R steps with their explanations
- Look at the heading and sub-headings of a passage and say what it is about
- Ask questions whose answers they expect to find in the passage

How can the SQ4R technique help us study more effectively?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 165
- Passages
- Charts
- Note-taking materials
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 172
- Sample paragraphs
- Writing materials
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 168
- Sample sentences

- Written questions - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Listening and Speaking
Reading
Writing

Intensive Listening - Interpreting Non-verbal Cues
Study Skills - Paraphrasing, Summarising and Note Making
Creative Writing - Argumentative (Persuasive) Writing

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Make sense of non-verbal cues during an oral presentation
- Interpret visuals such as maps, videos, posters, and diagrams to decipher messages
- Read body language effectively in conversations or interviews

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups and take turns to read a story aloud bringing out appropriate feelings
- Discuss how the pictures help to understand the story better
- Watch a video and determine what facial expressions and gestures show

Why should we pay attention to nonverbal cues?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 159
- Videos
- Pictures
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 167
- Video recordings
- Passages
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 173
- Sample paragraphs
- Writing materials
- Statistics and facts

- Observation - Oral questions - Group assessment - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Clause Patterns - Constructing Sentences
Speaking Fluency - Accuracy, Expression and Speed

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Demonstrate the ability to use simple sentences in oral and written communication
- Construct six simple sentences using SV, SVO, SVOO patterns
- Write clear and well-structured sentences in formal writing

The learner is guided to:
- Study sentences and indicate the parts in each (subject, verb phrase, direct object, indirect object)
- Construct six simple sentences as instructed
- Read sentences to peers for feedback

Why should we write complete and well-formed sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 170
- Sample sentences
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 162
- Oral narratives
- Recording devices
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Oral questions - Checklists

Reading

Study Skills - Writing Summaries

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Summarise information from varied descriptive texts or articles to enhance understanding
- Apply summarising skills for research projects or presentations
- Create concise summaries for research projects or presentations

The learner is guided to:
- Outline the steps of writing a summary
- Make notes from the text on road crashes
- Write a summary from the notes in not more than 50 words

How can we write a summary that is informative?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 167
- Descriptive texts
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices

- Summary assessment - Written questions - Peer assessment - Checklists

Writing
Grammar in Use

Creative Writing - Argumentative and Expository Essays
Sentence Types - Simple and Compound Sentences

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Create a grade-appropriate expository or persuasive essay
- Follow the writing process to draft, revise, and proofread essays
- Write well-structured essays for academic assignments or competitions

The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm ideas on possible topics that explain a process or persuade the reader
- Plan the essay including detailed explanations or convincing figures
- Draft, revise, and proofread the entire essay

How do we organize ideas effectively in an essay?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 175
- Sample essays
- Writing materials
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 171
- Paragraphs
- Charts
- Exercise books

- Essay assessment - Peer assessment - Portfolio evaluation - Rubrics

INCOME: TYPES AND SOURCES

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Selective Listening - Filtering and Extracting Information
Critical/Close Reading - Purpose, Audience and Attitude

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Identify strategies for listening to specific details from an oral text
- Filter out unwanted information during an oral presentation
- Extract key information when listening to instructions or announcements

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a recording of a telephone conversation and identify what it is about
- Write down answers to specific questions about the recording
- Compare answers with another classmate's

How can we focus as we listen to a speaker?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 178
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Note-taking materials
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 185
- Sample texts
- Charts

- Oral questions - Written questions - Peer assessment - Checklists

Writing
Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Functional Writing - Reminders
Sentences - Active Voice and Passive Voice
Selective Listening - Characters, Events and Messages

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Describe the format of a reminder for information
- Write reminders for monitoring daily activities
- Create personal reminders for time management and task completion

The learner is guided to:
- Work in groups and talk about the use of shopping lists, packing lists, diaries, calendars, and planners
- Search from books or the Internet for features of a reminder
- Prepare a reminder of things to do on an important day

Why do people write reminders?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 198
- Sample reminders
- Calendars
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 191
- Sample sentences
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 178
- Oral narratives
- Audio recordings
- Role play materials

- Written assessment - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Reading
Writing
Grammar in Use

Critical/Close Reading - Interpreting Vocabulary
Functional Writing - Short Reports
Sentences - Using Passive Voice

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Infer the meaning of grade-appropriate transparent phrasal verbs and binomial expressions using context clues
- Make short notes by annotating in the margins or notebook
- Understand and use common expressions in business or professional contexts

The learner is guided to:
- Use an online or offline dictionary to find the meaning of binomial expressions
- Make sentences using binomial expressions
- Find the meaning of phrasal verbs and use them in sentences

How does reading a text multiple times enhance our understanding?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 187
- Dictionaries
- Sample texts
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 194
- Sample reports
- Writing materials
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 192
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books
- Charts

- Vocabulary tests - Written questions - Peer assessment - Checklists

Listening and Speaking

Speaking Fluency - Sounds /ð/ and /θ/ and Intonation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Articulate the consonant sounds /ð/ and /θ/ in oral communication
- Use rising and falling intonation in different sentences to bring out different meanings
- Speak clearly when giving presentations or participating in discussions

The learner is guided to:
- Take turns to say words with /ð/ and /θ/ sounds
- Work with peers to say tongue twisters fast
- Read notes on kinds of sentences and types of intonation

Why is it important to accurately pronounce sounds?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 179
- Word lists
- Tongue twisters
- Audio recordings

- Oral presentation - Peer assessment - Observation - Checklists

Reading
Writing
Grammar in Use

Critical/Close Reading - Purpose and Structure
Functional Writing - Questionnaires
Sentences - Subject-Verb Agreement

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

- Examine the structure and form of a short text
- Identify how the writer's purpose affects what is said and how it is said
- Analyse texts critically for academic research or media literacy

The learner is guided to:
- Read a speech about types and sources of income
- Identify which purposes were more important to the writer and why
- Role play the speech to the identified audience

How does understanding the writer's purpose help us interpret a text?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 188
- Speeches
- Sample texts
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 199
- Sample questionnaires
- Writing materials
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 189
- Sample sentences
- Charts
- Exercise books

- Written questions - Role play assessment - Peer assessment - Checklists