SS1- SS3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK
English Language first term Scheme of work for Nigeria senior secondary school (SS1 – SS3) students.
SS 1: SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1
- The consonant sounds: /j/ and /z/.
- Revision of common nouns.
- Uses of capital letters.
- Narrative composition/essay.
- Reading comprehension.
Week 2
- The consonants :/ᵭ/ and /θ/
- Vocabulary development: Words related to agriculture.
- Sentences.
- Expository essay.
- Reading comprehension.
Week 3
- The consonant /w/
- Noun Phrase.
- Reading comprehension.
Week 4
- Summary writing.
- Countable/uncountable nouns.
- Writing: Popular article for various reading audience.
Week 5
- Syllabic consonants.
- Reading comprehension.
- More on summary writing.
Week 6
- Pronouns (Introduction)
- Vocabulary development.
Week 7
- Words of two syllables, with stress on the second syllable.
- Possessive pronoun.
- More on summary writing.
Week 8
- Words associated with religion.
- Regular and irregular verbs.
- Reading comprehension.
Week 9
- Consonant clusters.
- Pronouns (other types).
- Formal letter.
Week 10
- Speech writing.
- Semi formal letter.
- Differences between phrases and clauses.
- More on summary writing.
Week 11 – 12
- Revision/Examination.
SS 2: SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1
- Speech work.
- Vocabulary development: Medicine.
- Noun phrase: position and functions.
Week 2
- Listening skills; recording work.
- Vocabulary development: Words associated with health.
- Pronouns.
- Expository essay.
Week 3
- Nominalisation of adjectives.
- Speech writing.
Week 4
- Argumentative essay.
- The unstressed vowel: /ә/.
Week 5
- Consonant cluster.
- Adjectives and adverbs.
- Summary writing.
Week 6
- Consonant cluster in word initial position.
- Adjectival phrases and their grammatical functions.
- Sentences.
- Creative writing.
Week 7
- Narrative essay.
Week 8
- Adverbial phrases and functions.
- Formal letters.
- Vowel sounds: /u/, /u:/, /i/, /i:/, /e/ and /ʒ:/
- Reading comprehension.
Week 9
- Diphthongs: /ei/, /ai/, /au/ and /uә/
Week 10
- Reading comprehension.
Week 11 – 12
- Revision/Examination.
SS 3:SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1
- Revision on:
- Noun and Noun phrase.
- Expository essay.
- Consonants.
- Reading comprehension.
Week 2
- Intonation
Week 3
- Vocabulary development: Words associated with administration and government.
- Listening to oral presentation.
- Sentence analysis – simple, compound and complex sentences.
Week 4
- Summary writing.
- Idioms/idiomatic expressions.
Week 5
- Word stress/stress pattern.
Week 6
- Words with three consonant cluster.
Week 7
- Reading comprehension
- Grammatical names and functions.
- Concord.
Week 8
- Emphatic stress.
Week 9
- Collocation.
Week 10
- Revision.
Week 11 – 12
- Examination.
