SECOND TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY FOUR (4)/ BASIC FOUR (4)

                              WEEK 1

Review of areas of difficulty in first term’s work

                                 WEEK 2

1. Speech work: Reading letters written to an old Classmate, mother, an old neighbor
2. Structure: comparing things according to weight Size, height, distance, shape and quality.
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meaning and Comprehension
4. Grammar: Grammatical Accuracies – fill in the Gaps with words from the box
5. Writing: Complete the following from the story that has just be read.

Dictation and spelling” Selected words from the Passage read.

                              WEEK 3

1. Speech work: Further practice in the use of Tense, Present, past present, perfect and past
   Continuous tense.
2. Structure: Aural discrimination
3. Reading: A football match teaching of new words Meaning comprehension.
4. Grammar: Further practice in the use of tense, Present, past present, perfect and past.
5. Writing: Giving an account of visits to place of Interest e.g. local market, super market idanre Hills.
6. Dictation: Spelling, Selected words from the
   Passage read.

                                  WEEK 4

1. Speech work: Giving an account of visits to place of interest e.g. tourist attraction, hospital, and court of Law.
2. Structure: Aural Discrimination /a: / and /ↄ:/.
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, oral and Written comprehension
4. Grammar: Punctuation mark.
5. Writing: Composition a day I shall never forget.
6. Dictation: Spellings, selected words. Words from the
   Passage read.

                                             WEEK 5

1. Speech work: Aural Discrimination distinguish between the sound /a: /: in lark and the sound /Ↄ:/ In lock.
2. Structure: Descriptive passage: My visit to Lagos University teaching hospital [I].
3. Reading: Teaching of new words spellings [Comprehension]
4. Grammar:  Write or copy their own composition from the substitution table, use punctuation Marks, use link word.
5. Writing: Study the words and make sentences
   with them.
6. Dictation: Selected words from the passage to read.

                      WEEK 6

1. Speech work: Reading letters written to elder Sister’s brother’s father, teachers and friends.
2. Structure: Aural Discrimination [Consonants]
3. Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and comprehension
4. Grammar: Comparing things and persons.
5. Writing: Comparative and superlative adjectives
6. Dictation: Selected Words/ sentences from the passage read.

                             WEEK 7

1. Speech work: Comparing things according to Weight, shape and quality.
2. Structure: passage on visits to place of interest.
3. Reading Comprehension: Teaching of new words, oral and written comprehension
4. Grammar: Care of people living with AIDS/HIV.
5. Writing: Feature of informal letter
6. Dictation: Selected words from the passage read.

                          WEEK 8

1. Speech work: Aural Discrimination [Consonants] tin thin /t/ /ө/.
2. Structure: Construct sentences with consonants.
3. Reading : Teaching of new words – oral and written Comprehension
4. Grammar: Make ten sentences from this table
5. Writing: Filling in gaps with the words in the box.
6. Dictation: Selected words from passage read.

                       WEEK 9

1. Speech work: Using adverbs of comparison.
2. Structure: Use adverb to describe verbs
3. Reading: Teaching of new words – oral and written
   Comprehension.
4. Grammar: Correct use of adverbs of comparison
5. Writing: Guided composition – My family, My School
6. Dictation: Selected words or sentences from the
   Passage read.

                                         WEEK 10

1. Speech work: Distributive determiners.
2. Structure: Use structures with these determiners.
3. Reading : Teaching of new words – Oral and Written comprehension
4. Grammar: Fill in the blank with words From the passage
5. Writing: Distributive determiners (Cont.)
6. Dictation: Selected Words/ sentences from the passage read.

                                         WEEK 11

1. Speech work:  Pronunciation practice
2. Structure: Construct sentences using Substitution tables
3. Reading: Teaching of new words – Oral and Written comprehension
4. Grammar: Passage on family as a unit
5. Writing: Expository writing
6. Dictation: Selected words from the Passage to read.

WEEK 12: REVISION AND EXAMINATION