CAREERS: PUBLIC SECTOR

Writing

Functional Writing - Personal Journals and Diaries

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

- Describe the format of personal journals and diaries
- Write personal journal entries about career aspirations
- Keep journals to track personal growth and career development goals

The learner is guided to:
- Study samples of personal journals and diaries
- Discuss the format and features of journals and diaries
- Write personal journal entries reflecting on career goals
- Make diary entries planning career-related activities

How can the steps of the writing process help us improve our writing?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 180
- Sample journals and diaries
- Writing templates
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Journal assessment - Diary entries review - Peer feedback - Self-assessment

Writing

Functional Writing - Memos

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

- Describe the format and features of a memo
- Write memos adhering to the correct format
- Compose workplace memos to communicate effectively with colleagues

The learner is guided to:
- Study samples of memos and discuss their format
- Identify parts of a memo (reference, sender, recipient, date, subject, body)
- Compose memos for different purposes
- Share memos with peers for feedback

Why is it important to know the purpose for which one is writing?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 182
- Sample memos
- Writing templates
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

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

Reading

Intensive Reading - Summarising and Making Connections

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

- Summarise information from texts about careers
- Make connections between text content and real-life experiences
- Relate career stories to personal aspirations and community role models

The learner is guided to:
- Read career texts and identify main ideas
- Write summaries of the main points
- Relate events and characters to personal experiences
- Role-play sections of the text

How does reading comprehension support lifelong learning?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 165
- Career texts
- Summary templates
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Summary writing - Comprehension questions - Role-play assessment - Peer evaluation

CULTURE: VALUES AND BELIEFS

Listening and Speaking

Responsive Listening - Connecting with a Speaker and Avoiding Distractions

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

- Outline techniques of active listening
- Focus on a speaker to avoid distractions
- Give full attention to elders sharing cultural stories or community leaders during meetings

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss techniques for avoiding distractions
- Listen to oral texts while maintaining focus
- Practise using supportive non-verbal cues (nodding, eye contact)
- Evaluate own listening skills using a checklist

Why is it important to actively respond to what is being said?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 186
- Audio recordings
- Listening checklists
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Observation schedule - Listening assessment - Self-evaluation - Peer feedback

Reading
Writing

Reading Fluency - Speed and Accuracy
Creative Writing - Features of Descriptive Essays

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

- Read texts at the right speed and accurately
- Identify features of fluent reading
- Read aloud cultural stories or poems during community gatherings with confidence

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to model reading at different speeds
- Practise reading texts at moderate pace
- Time reading and focus on accuracy
- Highlight main points from texts read

Why should we read text fluently?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 200
- Oral narratives
- Descriptive texts
- Timer/stopwatch
- Teacher's Guide
- Moran Skills in English pg. 216
- Sample descriptive essays
- Pictures of cultural events
- Digital devices

- Timed reading - Accuracy assessment - Comprehension check - Peer evaluation

Grammar in Use

Relative Pronouns - Who, Whom, Which, That, Whose

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

- Identify relative pronouns in sentences
- Use relative pronouns to connect nouns to clauses
- Describe community elders, cultural artefacts or traditional practices using relative pronouns

The learner is guided to:
- Read sentences and identify relative pronouns (who, whom, which, that, whose)
- Discuss the function of each relative pronoun
- Form sentences using relative pronouns
- Create a chart showing relative pronouns and their usage

How do relative pronouns help us communicate effectively?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 207
- Sentence cards
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Written questions - Sentence construction - Gap-filling exercises - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Responsive Listening - Showing Empathy and Providing Feedback

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

- Build empathy during conversations
- Provide feedback and paraphrase information to show understanding
- Support friends or family members sharing personal experiences with empathetic listening

The learner is guided to:
- Read conversations demonstrating empathy
- Identify phrases that show empathy (e.g., "I understand how you feel")
- Practise paraphrasing speakers' points
- Role-play conversations showing empathy

How do we show that we respect a speaker's emotions?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 189
- Dialogue scripts
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Role-play assessment - Oral presentation - Observation - Peer evaluation

Reading
Writing

Reading Fluency - Expressive Reading (Pitch, Pace, Volume)
Creative Writing - Descriptive Essays

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

- Demonstrate appropriate pitch, pace and volume when reading
- Read texts expressively bringing out feelings and emotions
- Perform poetry or narratives at cultural events with appropriate expression

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to audiobooks and identify features of expressive reading
- Practise reading with varied pitch, pace and volume
- Participate in choral or echo reading of poems
- Record expressive readings and share on digital platforms

How does expressive reading enhance communication?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 203
- Poems and narratives
- Audio recordings
- Recording devices
- Teacher's Guide
- Moran Skills in English pg. 218
- Pictures of cultural events
- Sample essays
- Digital devices

- Expressive reading assessment - Recording evaluation - Peer feedback - Observation

Grammar in Use

Relative Clauses - Defining and Non-defining Clauses

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

- Distinguish between defining and non-defining relative clauses
- Form relative clauses to provide additional information about nouns
- Add essential and extra information about cultural practices when writing or speaking

The learner is guided to:
- Read sentences and identify relative clauses
- Distinguish between defining and non-defining clauses
- Punctuate non-defining clauses correctly with commas
- Write sentences using both types of relative clauses

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

- Moran Skills in English pg. 210
- Sample sentences
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Written questions - Clause identification - Sentence construction - Peer assessment

Listening and Speaking

Speaking Fluency - Sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/, Word Stress, Onomatopoeia and Ideophones

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

- Pronounce words with sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/ accurately
- Stress disyllabic words correctly
- Use correct pronunciation when narrating cultural stories or performing traditional songs

The learner is guided to:
- Practise minimal pairs with sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/
- Identify and pronounce disyllabic words with correct stress
- Use onomatopoeic words and ideophones in oral contexts
- Role-play cultural activities using expressive language

Why should we articulate sounds correctly?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 192
- Word cards
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Pronunciation assessment - Word stress evaluation - Oral presentation - Peer feedback

Reading

Reading Fluency - Reader's Theatre and Choral Reading

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

- Participate in reader's theatre activities
- Perform choral reading with appropriate expression
- Collaborate with peers to perform cultural texts at school assemblies or community events

The learner is guided to:
- Select poems or narratives for reader's theatre
- Assign portions of text to read in groups
- Practise and perform choral verses
- Record performances and share on digital platforms

How does collaborative reading improve fluency?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 205
- Poems on culture
- Narratives
- Recording devices
- Digital devices

- Performance assessment - Group evaluation - Recording review - Peer feedback

Writing

Creative Writing - Narrative Essays

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

- Outline the structure of narrative essays (introduction, rising action, climax, resolution)
- Write narrative essays with characters, plot and sequence of events
- Document personal experiences or family stories for future generations

The learner is guided to:
- Read sample narrative essays and identify structure
- Develop characters and plot for narrative essays
- Create plot diagrams showing sequence of events
- Write narrative essays about cultural experiences

How can we make a narrative composition interesting?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 222
- Sample narratives
- Plot diagram templates
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Narrative writing assessment - Structure evaluation - Peer review - Rubrics

Writing

Creative Writing - Narrative Essays

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

- Outline the structure of narrative essays (introduction, rising action, climax, resolution)
- Write narrative essays with characters, plot and sequence of events
- Document personal experiences or family stories for future generations

The learner is guided to:
- Read sample narrative essays and identify structure
- Develop characters and plot for narrative essays
- Create plot diagrams showing sequence of events
- Write narrative essays about cultural experiences

How can we make a narrative composition interesting?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 222
- Sample narratives
- Plot diagram templates
- Digital devices
- Teacher's Guide

- Narrative writing assessment - Structure evaluation - Peer review - Rubrics

Grammar in Use

Adverbial Clauses - Place, Time and Reason

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

- Identify adverbial clauses of place, time and reason in texts
- Use adverbial clauses to express different meanings
- Explain when, where and why cultural events happen using appropriate clauses

The learner is guided to:
- Read sentences and identify adverbial clauses
- Classify adverbial clauses as place, time or reason
- Construct sentences using adverbial clauses
- Write stories about culture using adverbial clauses

How do adverbial clauses enhance our writing?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 213
- Sample sentences
- Substitution tables
- Charts
- Teacher's Guide

- Written questions - Clause identification - Sentence construction - Peer assessment

SPORTS AND GAMES: POPULAR SPORTS

Listening and Speaking

Critical Listening - Distinguishing Facts and Opinions

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

- Select specific details from an oral text about popular sports
- Describe opinions and facts expressed in an oral presentation
- Apply fact-checking skills when evaluating sports news and commentary in daily life

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to audio recordings about popular sports such as cricket and volleyball
- Analyse what the speaker is saying and identify facts versus opinions
- Brainstorm facts and opinions about sports personalities and teams
- Filter incorrect or imprecise information from debates

How can we tell whether something is true or false?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 229
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Charts and posters

- Oral questions - Observation - Group discussions - Peer assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading - Making Predictions

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
- Use prediction skills when reading sports articles and match reports

The learner is guided to:
- Read titles and look at pictures to predict story content
- Scan through stories and find names of characters
- Read the passage "My first day of badminton" silently
- Compare predictions with actual content after reading

What strategies can one use to enhance their understanding of a text?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 237
- Class readers
- Digital devices
- Charts

- Oral questions - Written questions - Prediction charts - Comprehension tests

Writing
Grammar in Use

Functional Writing - Letter of Apology
Noun Clauses - That and What as Subjects

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

- Describe the format of a letter of apology
- Compose a letter of apology while adhering to the format
- Use apology letters to maintain relationships in school sports teams and clubs

The learner is guided to:
- Discuss why someone might need to write an apology letter
- Study sample letters and identify parts: sender's address, date, salutation, body, closing
- Identify formal and informal language use in letters
- Write apology letters for sports-related scenarios

Why is it important to know the purpose for which one is writing?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 248
- Sample letters
- Digital devices
- Writing materials
- Moran Skills in English pg. 245
- Charts
- Sample passages

- Written exercises - Peer assessment - Format checklist - Content evaluation

Listening and Speaking

Critical Listening - Evaluating Accuracy

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

- Evaluate information from an oral text for accuracy
- Distinguish facts from opinions in oral presentations
- Verify sports statistics and claims before sharing on social media

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to magazine articles about popular sports
- Make lists of facts about things, people and situations
- Identify statements reflecting opinions of writers
- Present facts and opinions in tables with reasons for decisions

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

- Moran Skills in English pg. 230
- Audio recordings
- Newspapers and magazines
- Digital devices

- Debate participation - Fact-opinion tables - Group presentations - Oral assessment

Reading

Intensive Reading - Visualising and Inferring Meaning

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

- Create mental images about characters, places and events when reading a text
- Infer meanings of words, idioms and phrases in written texts
- Visualise game strategies and player movements when reading sports descriptions

The learner is guided to:
- Fill charts with specific details using sensory descriptions
- Draw pictures of characters based on descriptions
- Infer meanings of words like "prowess" and "inflexible" using context clues
- Discuss denotative and connotative meanings of words

How do we get meaning from a text?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 239
- Class readers
- Drawing materials
- Digital devices

- Drawing activities - Vocabulary exercises - Context clue identification - Comprehension questions

Writing
Grammar in Use

Functional Writing - Letter of Appreciation
Noun Clauses - Using Noun Clauses as Subjects

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

- Describe the format of a letter of appreciation
- Compose letters of appreciation for varied situations
- Show gratitude to coaches, teammates and sports officials through written appreciation

The learner is guided to:
- Study sample appreciation letters and note contents and format
- Identify the purpose of the letter and words indicating gratitude
- Write appreciation letters for sports day events
- Share letters with peers for feedback

Why should we appreciate others?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 252
- Sample letters
- Writing materials
- Digital devices
- Moran Skills in English pg. 246
- Charts
- Sample sentences

- Written exercises - Format assessment - Peer evaluation - Content analysis

Listening and Speaking

Speaking Fluency - Sounds /f/, /ŋ/ and Consonant Blends

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

- Articulate consonant sounds /ŋ/ and consonant blends ng correctly
- Apply stress on content words for enhanced meaning
- Pronounce sports terminology correctly when discussing games with friends

The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm different realisations of /f/ as in father, phase and rough
- Search for words with sound /ŋ/ and blends /ŋɡ/
- Read sentences placing stress on content words
- Discuss effect on meaning when stress is placed on various parts

Why is it important to articulate sounds correctly?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 232
- Audio recordings
- Digital devices
- Word lists

- Pronunciation drills - Stress placement exercises - Oral presentation - Peer feedback

Reading

Intensive Reading - Summarising and Making Connections

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

- Summarise information from a text for comprehension
- Make connections between events, places and characters with real life
- Relate sports stories to personal experiences and local sporting events

The learner is guided to:
- Identify main ideas and key details that support them
- Write short summaries of stories
- Discuss instances relating to personal experiences
- Perform reader's theatre based on sports stories

Why do we need to read keenly?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 243
- Class readers
- Digital devices
- Recording devices

- Summary writing - Comprehension tests - Reader's theatre - Connection charts

Reading

Intensive Reading - Summarising and Making Connections

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

- Summarise information from a text for comprehension
- Make connections between events, places and characters with real life
- Relate sports stories to personal experiences and local sporting events

The learner is guided to:
- Identify main ideas and key details that support them
- Write short summaries of stories
- Discuss instances relating to personal experiences
- Perform reader's theatre based on sports stories

Why do we need to read keenly?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 243
- Class readers
- Digital devices
- Recording devices

- Summary writing - Comprehension tests - Reader's theatre - Connection charts

Writing

Functional Writing - Emails and Letter of Acceptance

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

- Describe the format of emails and letters of acceptance
- Compose emails for different purposes observing netiquette
- Communicate professionally with sports clubs and organisations via email

The learner is guided to:
- Search for information on email format from library and digital sources
- Study parts of emails including To, Cc, Bcc, Subject, Body
- Outline steps of writing and sending emails
- Compose emails with attachments for sports-related purposes

What is the advantage of using emails for communication?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 253
- Digital devices
- Sample emails
- Internet access

- Email composition - Format checklist - Netiquette assessment - Peer review

Grammar in Use

Noun Clauses - Application in Communication

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

- Acknowledge the importance of noun clauses in communication
- Use noun clauses in dramatised skits about sports
- Write engaging sports commentary using varied sentence structures

The learner is guided to:
- Write theme-based skits featuring noun clauses and dramatise in class
- Exchange sentences with classmates for checking
- Make corrections based on feedback received
- Create sentences about sports and games using noun clauses

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

- Moran Skills in English pg. 247
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Performance space

- Skit performance - Written exercises - Peer evaluation - Self-assessment

Listening and Speaking

Intensive Listening - Interpreting Visuals

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

- Make predictions about events or characters in an oral text
- Interpret visuals such as maps, videos, posters and diagrams
- Read safety signs and emergency information in public spaces

The learner is guided to:
- Listen to audio recordings and make predictions about story content
- Study fire drill procedure diagrams and explain each step
- Identify safety features on maps and discuss contributions to safe environment
- Describe main messages in health and safety posters

How do we get meaning from an oral text?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 261
- Maps and diagrams
- Safety posters
- Audio recordings

- Prediction exercises - Visual interpretation - Oral questions - Group discussions

HEALTH AND SAFETY: PERSONAL SAFETY

Reading

Study Skills - Survey, Question, Read

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

- Use the SQ4R technique for study purposes
- Survey texts by scanning titles, subtitles and visuals
- Apply systematic reading strategies when studying health guidelines

The learner is guided to:
- Read titles and write predictions about text content
- Read first and last paragraphs to identify author's purpose
- Find and list subtitles in texts
- Study visuals and connect them to text content

Why do we make or take notes?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 275
- Factual texts
- Digital devices
- Note-making materials

- Survey exercises - Question formulation - Reading comprehension - Note assessment

Writing

Creative Writing - Expository Paragraphs

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

- Describe the structure of well-written paragraphs
- Create expository paragraphs featuring topic, supporting and clincher sentences
- Write clear instructions for safety procedures at home and school

The learner is guided to:
- Read sample paragraphs and identify main ideas
- Identify facts, information and examples supporting main ideas
- Plan expository paragraphs using proper steps
- Create expository paragraphs based on personal safety topics

Why is it important to use facts when discussing a topic?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 289
- Sample paragraphs
- Writing materials
- Digital devices

- Paragraph writing - Structure analysis - Peer assessment - Content evaluation

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Clause Patterns - Subject-Verb and Subject-Verb-Object
Intensive Listening - Interpreting Non-verbal Cues

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

- Identify the subject, verb and object in selected sentences
- Form appropriate SV and SVO simple sentences
- Construct clear safety instructions using correct clause patterns

The learner is guided to:
- Watch videos on sentence types and identify simple sentences
- Identify words representing who did the action and what was done
- Read sentences and pick out subject, verb and direct object
- Compose simple sentences using SV and SVO patterns

Why should we use well-formed sentences?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 284
- Video recordings
- Sample sentences
- Digital devices
- Moran Skills in English pg. 263
- Observation charts

- Sentence identification - Pattern exercises - Written questions - Oral assessment

Reading

Study Skills - Paraphrasing and Note-making

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

- Make notes based on texts read
- Paraphrase information from varied descriptive texts
- Take effective notes during health education sessions

The learner is guided to:
- Watch video recordings on note-making and summary writing
- Identify key ideas and summarise in own words
- Make notes from passages using cue words and main notes format
- Paraphrase sections of texts and share with classmates

How does reading a text multiple times enhance our understanding?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 279
- Video recordings
- Factual texts
- Note-making templates

- Note-making exercises - Paraphrasing tasks - Peer review - Content accuracy check

Writing

Creative Writing - Persuasive Essays

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

- Outline the parts of persuasive essays
- Write logical persuasive paragraphs to convey information
- Convince family members to adopt healthy lifestyle habits

The learner is guided to:
- Read persuasive essays and identify introduction, main body and conclusion
- Identify main arguments and supporting evidence
- Brainstorm persuasive essay topics related to health and safety
- Write persuasive essays with attention-grabbing introductions

How can we convince a person to believe what we are saying?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 295
- Sample essays
- Writing materials
- Digital devices

- Essay structure analysis - Persuasive writing - Peer evaluation - Argument assessment

Grammar in Use
Listening and Speaking

Clause Patterns - Subject-Verb-Object-Object
Speaking Fluency - Sense Relations

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

- Identify direct and indirect objects in sentences
- Form appropriate SVOO simple sentences for communication clarity
- Give clear safety instructions that specify recipients and items

The learner is guided to:
- Read sentences and pick out direct and indirect objects
- Identify to whom or for whom actions are performed
- Compose sentences using SVOO patterns
- Create charts showing various parts of sentences

How can one ensure sentences meet expected standards?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 285
- Sample sentences
- Charts
- Digital devices
- Moran Skills in English pg. 268
- Dialogues

- Object identification - Sentence construction - Peer assessment - Written exercises

Reading

Study Skills - Summarising Information

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

- Summarise information from varied descriptive texts
- Write concise summaries recapping main ideas and key points
- Summarise safety guidelines for quick reference

The learner is guided to:
- Brainstorm steps of writing a summary
- Study sample summaries and note characteristics
- Read factual descriptive texts and write summaries
- Create charts showing steps for writing summaries

How can we write a summary that is informative?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 281
- Factual texts
- Sample summaries
- Writing materials

- Summary writing - Step identification - Peer review - Content evaluation

Writing

Creative Writing - Expository Essays

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

- Create grade-appropriate expository essays to convey information
- Use facts, statistics and examples without personal opinions
- Write informative articles about health topics for school newsletters

The learner is guided to:
- Identify topics, concepts or historical processes related to health and safety
- Search for information using print and online materials
- Outline main characteristics and important information
- Write expository essays with introduction, body and conclusion

Why is it important to use facts when discussing a topic?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 292
- Reference materials
- Digital devices
- Sample essays

- Essay writing - Structure assessment - Fact verification - Peer evaluation

Writing

Creative Writing - Expository Essays

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

- Create grade-appropriate expository essays to convey information
- Use facts, statistics and examples without personal opinions
- Write informative articles about health topics for school newsletters

The learner is guided to:
- Identify topics, concepts or historical processes related to health and safety
- Search for information using print and online materials
- Outline main characteristics and important information
- Write expository essays with introduction, body and conclusion

Why is it important to use facts when discussing a topic?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 292
- Reference materials
- Digital devices
- Sample essays

- Essay writing - Structure assessment - Fact verification - Peer evaluation

Grammar in Use

Sentence Types - Simple and Compound Sentences

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

- Use coordinating conjunctions to join simple sentences
- Demonstrate ability to use simple and compound sentences in communication
- Write varied sentence types in safety reports and notices

The learner is guided to:
- Read sentences and identify coordinating conjunctions
- Join sets of sentences using FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
- Hold debates using simple and compound sentences correctly
- Write paragraphs on health and safety using varied sentence types

How can we write effective paragraphs?

- Moran Skills in English pg. 287
- Sample sentences
- Writing materials
- Digital devices

- Sentence joining exercises - Debate participation - Paragraph writing - Peer assessment