ETIQUETTE: SOCIAL

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Extensive Listening - Listening to audio-visual texts
Reading Fluency - Previewing texts and making predictions

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
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 5
- Various texts
- Photographs

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

Writing

Sentence Fluency - Using the comma correctly

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

- Identify sentences in which the comma has been used appropriately
- Use the comma in sentences for clear communication
- Recognize that proper punctuation prevents misunderstandings in text messages and emails

The learner is guided to:
- Work together to identify well-punctuated sentences from a sample text
- Join sentences using relevant coordinating conjunctions
- Collaboratively write sentences on cards

Why should we write complete sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 16
- Sample texts
- Word cards
- Charts
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Peer review - Observation - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Word Classes - Types of Nouns
Extensive Listening - Identifying key details

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

- Classify nouns as proper and common (count, non-count, concrete, and abstract)
- Form plurals of count and non-count nouns
- Use noun knowledge to improve clarity when filling forms or writing applications

The learner is guided to:
- Identify common, proper, count, non-count, concrete, and abstract nouns from a text
- Practise replacing a common noun with a proper noun with peers
- Display the sentences on a chart or poster

How do we use naming words in communication?

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

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

Reading

Reading Fluency - Speed and accuracy

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

- Scan a text to obtain specific details
- Read varied texts at the right speed, accurately, and with expression
- Use scanning skills to quickly find information in newspapers, timetables, and menus

The learner is guided to:
- Read a text rapidly to obtain specific details such as titles, sub-titles, the author
- Recognise signal words such as connectors and conjunctions in a text
- Work with peers to read a story or recite a poem accurately and expressively

Why is it necessary to read a text fluently?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 6
- Various texts
- Newspapers
- Digital devices
- Timer

- Reading speed tests - Comprehension questions - Peer assessment - Observation

Writing
Grammar in Use

Sentence Fluency - Correcting comma splices
Word Classes - Types of Pronouns

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

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

Listening and Speaking

Speaking Etiquette - Pronunciation and polite language

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

- Distinguish and articulate the sounds /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ for speaking fluency
- Use appropriate polite words and phrases related to table, hotel, and telephone etiquette
- Apply etiquette skills when making phone calls or visiting public places

The learner is guided to:
- Practise saying the sounds /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ (cot-caught, not-naught, pot-port)
- Watch videos depicting the use of etiquette in hotels, telephone conversations, and at the table
- Role play a telephone conversation between a hotel receptionist and a guest

Why should you use appropriate words and phrases in hotel, dining, and telephone situations?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 3
- Audio recordings
- Video clips
- Digital devices
- Role play cards

- Pronunciation tests - Role play assessment - Observation - Peer assessment

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

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

Word Classes - Phrasal Quantifiers

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

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

ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Critical Listening - Identifying speaker and context
Extensive Reading - Selecting appropriate texts

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

- Determine the speaker, context, audience, and intention in an oral text
- Describe various forms of distractions to effective listening
- Apply critical listening when watching news reports about environmental issues

The learner is guided to:
- Collaboratively search for information on how to identify the speaker, audience, context, and intention
- Listen to a variety of audio texts and identify the speaker, context, and intention
- Brainstorm on different forms of distractions and how to avoid them

Why is it important to listen to key points in a text?

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

- Observation - Oral questions - Listening tests - Group discussions

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Spelling accuracy

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

- Spelling tests - Written exercises - Dictation - Peer assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Word Classes - Verbs and auxiliaries
Critical Listening - Note-taking and concentration

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

- Identify main verbs and auxiliary verbs in sentences
- Use primary and modal auxiliaries correctly
- Use verb forms accurately when writing reports about environmental activities

The learner is guided to:
- Identify verbs in sentences and distinguish main verbs from auxiliaries
- Make a chart showing primary and modal auxiliaries
- Role play the use of modal auxiliary verbs to seek and grant permission

How do auxiliary verbs help us express different meanings?

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

- Oral questions - Written exercises - Role play assessment - Checklists

Reading

Extensive Reading - Reading for pleasure

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

- Reading logs - Summaries - Mind maps - Peer assessment

Writing
Grammar in Use

Mechanics of Writing - Using abbreviations correctly
Word Classes - Verb forms

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

- Use acronyms and abbreviations correctly in sentences
- Punctuate abbreviations appropriately
- Understand common abbreviations used in environmental reports and news articles

The learner is guided to:
- Search online or offline for examples of abbreviations and acronyms
- Work with peers to use abbreviations and acronyms in sentences
- Punctuate abbreviations correctly

Why are abbreviations and acronyms important in written texts?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 36
- Dictionary
- Charts
- Sample texts
- Digital devices
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 31
- Crossword puzzles
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide

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

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills - Pronunciation and discourse markers

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

- Articulate the sounds /ə/, /ɑː/ and /ɜː/ for oral fluency
- Use idea connectors to organise ideas during conversations
- Use connectors effectively when discussing environmental topics with friends and family

The learner is guided to:
- Recite poems or form minimal pairs with the sounds /ə/, /ɑː/ and /ɜː/
- Select and group words that start, end, change, and manage topics
- Role-play a conversation using transitional words on conversational cards

How do idea connectors affect the flow of conversations?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 22
- Audio recordings
- Conversational cards
- Digital devices
- Poems

- Pronunciation tests - Role play assessment - Observation - Peer assessment

Reading

Extensive Reading - Vocabulary development

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

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

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Word formation

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

- Apply spelling rules to write words with affixes
- Distinguish easily confused words in written texts
- Avoid word confusion errors that could change the meaning of environmental reports

The learner is guided to:
- Add affixes to words and observe how meanings change
- Use pairs of easily confused words in sentences
- Design charts featuring words with affixes

How do affixes change word meanings?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 38
- Dictionary
- Charts
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Sentence construction - Peer assessment - Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Word formation

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

- Apply spelling rules to write words with affixes
- Distinguish easily confused words in written texts
- Avoid word confusion errors that could change the meaning of environmental reports

The learner is guided to:
- Add affixes to words and observe how meanings change
- Use pairs of easily confused words in sentences
- Design charts featuring words with affixes

How do affixes change word meanings?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 38
- Dictionary
- Charts
- Sample sentences
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Sentence construction - Peer assessment - Checklists

Grammar in Use

Word Classes - Tense and phrasal verbs

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

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

AI AND SOCIETY: HEALTHCARE

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Intensive Listening - Keywords, facts, and phrases
Reference Materials - Dictionary and thesaurus skills

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

- Listen to audio/video recordings and pick out specific details
- Identify keywords, dates, names, key facts, and phrases
- Apply intensive listening skills when following medical instructions or health advice

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to a text with a partner and ask them to speak slowly and clearly
- Take notes and pick out the benefits of artificial intelligence in health
- Play language games using the target sounds, keywords, dates, names, key facts, and phrases

How do we identify specific details in a listening text?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 41
- Audio/video recordings
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices
- Charts
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 54
- Dictionary
- Thesaurus

- Listening comprehension tests - Note-taking assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing

Paragraphing Skills - Using connectors

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

- Use addition, contrast, ordering, similarity, and summarising linking words
- Join ideas in a paragraph using linking words
- Write coherent paragraphs in health reports and information articles

The learner is guided to:
- Identify connectors of addition, similarity, and contrast from a text
- Use pictorials to sequentially order events in a text
- Join ideas in a paragraph using linking words

Why should we organise ideas logically in writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 67
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Pictorials
- Exercise books

- Written exercises - Paragraph assessment - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Word Classes - Types of adjectives
Intensive Listening - Recognizing figurative language

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

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

Reading

Reference Materials - Multiple sources

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

- Research information from encyclopaedias, atlases, and manuals
- Interpret maps and manuals appropriately for information
- Find reliable health information from authoritative reference sources

The learner is guided to:
- Extract information from a newspaper and an encyclopaedia
- Interpret maps and manuals
- Read texts related to artificial intelligence and make notes

How do different reference materials serve different purposes?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 56
- Encyclopaedia
- Atlas
- Manuals
- Digital devices

- Research assessment - Information extraction tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing
Grammar in Use

Paragraphing Skills - Topic and clincher sentences
Word Classes - Degrees of comparison

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

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

Listening and Speaking

Speaking Fluency - Using non-verbal communication

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

- Interpret and use nonverbal cues appropriately in oral communication
- Use humour, storytelling, and music to convey important messages
- Present health information engagingly using appropriate gestures and expressions

The learner is guided to:
- Role-play conversations using nonverbal cues such as facial expressions, gestures, and eye contact
- Prepare and present humorous or storytelling content related to the theme
- Record performances and review them

How do nonverbal cues enhance communication?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 46
- Role play cards
- Recording devices
- Digital devices
- Props

- Role play assessment - Presentation evaluation - Observation - Peer 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

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

Word Classes - Prepositions of place, time, and manner

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

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

TRAVEL: ADVENTURE

Listening and Speaking
Reading

Selective Listening - Following instructions
Study Skills - Using library resources

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

- Give and follow instructions for carrying out different tasks
- Ask for and give clear directions to a place
- Follow travel instructions and navigation directions accurately

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to an oral text and brainstorm ways of selecting and noting down specific information
- Give simple, clear instructions
- Play games such as cue games and simulate instructions

Why do we give instructions and directions?

- 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

- Instruction-following tests - Direction-giving assessment - Observation - Peer assessment

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Quotation marks

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

- Written exercises - Punctuation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Determiners - Using articles correctly
Selective Listening - Note-taking from recordings

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

- Use articles (a, an, the) correctly with water bodies, physical features, and unique entities
- Distinguish when to use definite and indefinite articles
- Describe travel destinations accurately using correct articles

The learner is guided to:
- Role play situations where articles are used with water bodies, physical features, periods in history
- Use articles to refer to unique entities and organisations
- Make sentences using articles with specific categories

When do we use 'the' with geographical features and institutions?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 88
- Charts
- Maps
- Sample sentences
- Teacher's Guide
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 73
- Audio/video recordings
- Note-taking materials
- Digital devices
- Role play cards

- Written exercises - Oral questions - Role play assessment - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Interpreting visual information

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

- Use visuals to predict what a text is about
- Interpret pictures, graphs, and charts in reading materials
- Use travel brochures and maps to plan adventures

The learner is guided to:
- Study pictures and predict the story they tell
- Write outlines based on visual predictions
- Discuss why illustrations are important in reading

How do visuals help us understand texts better?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 86
- Pictures
- Charts
- Travel brochures
- Digital devices

- Prediction assessment - Visual interpretation tests - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Writing
Grammar in Use

Mechanics of Writing - Dashes, hyphens, and slashes
Determiners - Demonstratives and possessives

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

- Use the dash, hyphen, and single slash correctly in written texts
- Distinguish between the functions of dashes, hyphens, and slashes
- Write travel itineraries and schedules using correct punctuation

The learner is guided to:
- Pick out the hyphen, slashes, and dashes from a text
- Search for rules on the use of hyphen, slashes, and dashes
- Use rules to write sentences with the target punctuation marks

How do dashes and hyphens change meaning in sentences?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 93
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books
- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 90
- Teacher's Guide

- Written exercises - Punctuation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Listening and Speaking

Conversational Skills - Word choice and formality

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

- Use homophones appropriately in oral contexts
- Distinguish between formal and informal register
- Choose appropriate language when speaking to travel agents, hotel staff, and fellow travelers

The learner is guided to:
- Pronounce homophones and spell them correctly
- Infer the meanings of homophones after listening to a poem or story
- Brainstorm with peers the language to use in formal and informal situations

How can we overcome pronunciation challenges with homophones?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 76
- Audio recordings
- Poems
- Stories
- Digital devices

- Pronunciation tests - Register identification - Oral questions - Peer assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Conducting library research

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

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

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Capitalisation

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

- Apply the rules of capitalisation in a variety of sentences
- Use capital letters correctly for proper nouns and titles
- Write travel documents and postcards with correct capitalisation

The learner is guided to:
- Generate sentences that require the use of capital letters in various positions
- Review each other's compositions with a focus on capitalisation
- Search for rules on capitalisation

When should we use capital letters in writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 94
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Capitalisation tests - Peer review - Checklists

Writing

Mechanics of Writing - Capitalisation

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

- Apply the rules of capitalisation in a variety of sentences
- Use capital letters correctly for proper nouns and titles
- Write travel documents and postcards with correct capitalisation

The learner is guided to:
- Generate sentences that require the use of capital letters in various positions
- Review each other's compositions with a focus on capitalisation
- Search for rules on capitalisation

When should we use capital letters in writing?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 94
- Sample texts
- Charts
- Exercise books
- Digital devices

- Written exercises - Capitalisation tests - Peer review - Checklists

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

Interactive Listening - Conversational skills
Intensive Reading - Pre-reading strategies

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

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

Writing

Functional Writing - Writing memos

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

- Describe the format of a memo
- Write memos while adhering to the format
- Communicate professionally in workplace settings using appropriate memo format

The learner is guided to:
- Search online and share samples of memos
- Discuss with peers the format of a memo
- Compose a memo collaboratively

What is the purpose of a memo in an organization?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 114
- Sample memos
- Digital devices
- Exercise books
- Teacher's Guide

- Memo writing assessment - Format evaluation - Peer review - Checklists

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Word Classes - Types of adverbs
Interactive Listening - Active listening skills

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

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

Reading

Intensive Reading - Comprehension strategies

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

- Answer direct and inferential questions from a text
- Infer the meaning of words and phrases using context clues
- Understand job descriptions and career requirements by reading carefully

The learner is guided to:
- Read passages and answer direct and inferential questions
- Infer the meaning of words and phrases by combining text information with background knowledge
- Make connections between events in texts and real life

How do we find answers that are not directly stated in a text?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 103
- Comprehension passages
- Career-related texts
- Digital devices
- Exercise books

- Comprehension tests - Inferential question assessment - 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

Conversational Skills - Digital communication etiquette

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

- Online meeting assessment - Observation - Peer assessment - Checklists

Reading

Intensive Reading - Building understanding

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

- Infer the meaning of idioms, compound words, and proverbs in written texts
- Make connections between events in texts and real life
- Understand professional terminology in career-related documents

The learner is guided to:
- Work with others to practise using transparent idioms and compound words
- Collaboratively rewrite events and sections of a text in their own words
- Visualise how people, events, or places in a text look like

How do idioms and proverbs enrich our understanding of texts?

- Excelling in English Grade 10 pg. 105
- Comprehension passages
- Dictionary
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Comprehension tests - Vocabulary assessment - Oral questions - Peer assessment

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

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

Phrases - Types of phrases

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

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