INTRODUCTION TO DIPHTHONGS
Diphthongs: The word ‘diphthong’ is from a Greek word, which means double sound. They are also vowels. The difference is that while a pure vowel contains only one sound, a… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO DIPHTHONGS
Mrs. Favour
Guided Composition (Narrative)
A FESTIVAL IN MY VILLAGE I was born in Ha Nam , a province in the North of Vietnam . I am always proud of my hometown with hard-working and… Read More »Guided Composition (Narrative)
FUTURE TENSE
FUTURE TENSE: SIMPLE FUTURE No change occurs in the simple form of the verb in the expression of the future, but English has a few ways of indicating futurity. By… Read More »FUTURE TENSE
Contrasting Vowels
Contrasting vowels /e/ and /ᴣ:/ Word Contrast /e/ /ᴣ:/ ten turn germ gem bed bird learnt lent EVALUATION Give five other examples on each sound. See also COMPOSITION… Read More »Contrasting Vowels
COMPOSITION
Argumentative: Day School is better than Boarding School Study the article below: Education is the foremost important aspect of any child’s life. Children who are privileged to have an education… Read More »COMPOSITION
Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense
Making Sentences with Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense She speaks well She spoke well Bimpe works hard Bimpe worked hard Ume works in the… Read More »Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense
Expository Essay
HIV/AIDS HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system, which is our body’s natural defence against illness. The virus destroys a type of white blood cell in the immune… Read More »Expository Essay
Introduction to Vowel Contrast
Introduction to Vowel Contrast /ᴂ/, /a:/ and /ᴅ/, /ᴐ:/ /a:/ … Read More »Introduction to Vowel Contrast
COMPOSITION (Argumentative)
AIR TRANSPORTATION IS SAFER THAN ROAD TRANSPORTATION Traveling by air seems unsaved to a fairly large number of people due to what they see, hear or read. News on plane… Read More »COMPOSITION (Argumentative)
Various Forms of Tenses
Sentence 1 It rains. Present tense It is raining Present continuous tense It has been raining since yesterday. Present perfect continuous tense It rained. Past tense It has been raining… Read More »Various Forms of Tenses
THE MOST MEMORABLE DAY OF MY LIFE
Life is a sum of memories, events, moments and experiences. Some memories in life is sweet and some are bitter. Everyone has some memorable day in life. I have also… Read More »THE MOST MEMORABLE DAY OF MY LIFE
FEATURES OF DRAMA
Drama is a genre of literature which creates or recreates human experiences through acting; it is the representation of human action FEATURES OF DRAMA Dialogue: It refers to the… Read More »FEATURES OF DRAMA
Activities on Tenses
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verbs in the bracket Amadi has never ____ late to service (come) His mother, together with his sisters ____… Read More »Activities on Tenses
SPEECH WORK
Long sound /ᴣ:/ as in: bird, heard turn, etc. This is a long vowel sound. It occurs when the consonant /r/ follows the vowel /i/ or /e/ and the /r/… Read More »SPEECH WORK
TYPES OF POEMS
TYPES OF POEMS Epic :It is a long narrative poem that celebrates real historical events, heroic achievements, civilization, quasi-divine figures and such other subjects. Ballad: This is an anonymous narrative… Read More »TYPES OF POEMS
PAST TENSE
SIMPLE PAST TENSE Regular verbs form their past tense by adding ‘-ed’ to the simple form of the tense, while irregular verbs form their past tense in different ways. Example:… Read More »PAST TENSE
SPEECH WORK
/ᴧ/ Sound Short sound /ᴧ/ as in: cup, love, but, etc. Common spelling symbols of /ᴧ/ sound u — dust, but, must ou – cousin, young, country o – love,… Read More »SPEECH WORK
Poetry
Poetry refers in totality to the deployment of certain devices such as figure as figures of speech (emotion), rhyme and rhythm, stanzaic divisions, metre, subject matter in a body of… Read More »Poetry
TENSES
Tenses occur only in verbs. Although it is usual to talk about the past, present and other tenses, it refers to the change that takes place in the form of… Read More »TENSES
SPEECH WORK
CONTRAST /u/, /u:/ A vowel sound is made with a free flow of air through the mouth without any obstruction either by the tongue or the lips. Word Contrast /u/ … Read More »SPEECH WORK