1. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONListeningisaninformationprocessingact.Itincludesskillsinauditorydiscriminationandcognitivecomprehension.Speakingincludesskillsinusingthelanguageexpressionsandgrammaticalstructurescorrectlyinoralcommunication.Readingisgettingmeaningfromtheprintedpage.Itincludesskillsforvocabularydevelopment,levelsofcomprehensionnamely,literal,interpretative,criticalanalysisandapplication,literaryappreciationandstudyskills.Writingincludesreadinessskills,mechanics,guidedwriting,functional,andcreativewriting.Learningactivitiestodevelopcompetenceinthesephasesofcommunicationshouldbevaried,meaningfulandrealistic.ScienceandHealthconceptsmaybeusedascontentinEnglishespeciallyforGradesIandII,butnottotheextentofneglectingthecontentintheEnglishbooksforthegrade.The20minuteincreasedtimeallotmentmaybeusedformasteryoftheskillsthroughanyofthefollowing:peertutoringenrichment/reinforcementforfastlearnersremediationforslowlearnersspellinglessonswriting(practice)freereadingEXPECTATIONSGOAL: Access varied information and creatively use them in spoken and written forms; communicatefluently andaccurately orally and in writing, for a variety of purposes and different social and academic contexts attheir level whilecarrying out activities in everyday lifeHere is a sample lesson plan showing the four components integrated in a days lesson for 100 minutes.Science concepts areintegrated in this lesson.I.ObjectivesTell what the story heard is about (Listening)Use of this/that with singular form of nouns (Speaking)Give appropriate heading for a set of pictures/sentences (Reading)Write words/phrases copying from a model (Writing)II.Subject MatterTelling what the story/picture is about

2. Use of this/that with singular nounsIII.Materials:short story, picturesIV.ProcedureA. ListeningMotivation showing pictures of animals; talking about pets or animals they knowListening to a storyPussy Cat is big. Its color is white and black. She sleeps under the chair with her three little babykittens. The babykittens are very small. Pussy Cat is always beside the baby kittens.Comprehension Questions-Who has baby kittens?-What is Pussy Cat doing?-What are the baby kittens doing also?-What is our story about?B. SpeakingShow picture of a cat and say: This is a cat. The cat is big.Ask pupils to hold the picture and repeat the sentence.Ask them to tell something about their personal belongings.e.g. This is my bag. My bag is red.Introduce the use of that. Teacher says: This is a bag. What is this?Guide the pupils to say This is a bag. (pointing to the object)Practice:Pupils take turn in asking and answering questions using this-that.e.g. Pupil 1: This is a pupil. What is this?Pupil 2: That is a pencil. (Pupil 2 shows another object and repeat the sentence pattern.)(There is pupil to pupil interaction with this kind of activity.)Let the pupils understand that This and That refer to one object.